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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Weiner express reservations and skepticism about at a party with Ian in Part II?

2. How does Wiener describe her financial situation at the opening of the book?

3. What was one reason Wiener does not want to use dating apps?

4. What does Wiener refer to as the data analytics company's bread and butter?

5. What photo did Wiener use for herself on a dating app?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wiener feel as far as settling in to San Francisco during her first six months or so at the analytics startup?

2. What topic does Wiener challenge a group of engineers about in Part II, only to realize the engineers are pioneers in this field?

3. What does pivoting mean in the tech industry?

4. Why does Wiener feel out of place when she interviews at the data analytics startup?

5. What do Wiener's co-workers at the analytics startup tell her to expect from the CTO?

6. What are some of the drawbacks to living in San Francisco that Wiener discusses in Part I?

7. What fundamental facet of her job at the e-book startup did Wiener misunderstand from the beginning?

8. How does making friends with Noah affect Wiener's life?

9. What is one perk the analytics company offers that Wiener knows helps keep people working in the office for longer hours?

10. Why did Ian like to work at smaller-scale companies in general?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Wiener continuously feel undervalued and looked-down upon as a customer service specialist in the tech industry? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Wiener begin to become more aware of the glaring lack of workforce diversity in the tech industry, in terms of race, gender, class, and other identity metrics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Wiener continues working in the tech industry for as long as she does after she begins feeling serious moral and personal reservations about the work and the overall industry culture? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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