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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 Wiener think biohacking might be a form of?

2. What did Wiener realize her coworkers at the open-source startup treated the HQ like?

3. About how many employees were at the open-source startup when Wiener joined?

4. What did the billionaire who made his fortune from the microblogging platform tell Wiener in Part III?

5. What did the CEO ask Wiener during the conversation about her work review in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wiener feel frustrated leaving the theater with her friend in New York in Part IV?

2. What does the solutions manager tell Wiener when she complains about a male co-worker's inappropriate sexual comments towards her?

3. What makes Wiener uncomfortable about the CEO's handling of Noah's firing?

4. What does Wiener say she knew she would regret looking back on her late twenties?

5. Why does Noah get fired?

6. What does the analytics CEO say to Wiener that upsets her in Part III?

7. What does the CEO of the analytics startup ask Wiener in Part IV?

8. How does Wiener feel about the company's trip to Tahoe?

9. How does Wiener feel on a visit back to New York City in Part IV?

10. How does Wiener meet Patrick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Wiener's assessment about the tech industry's perspective on meritocracy and its relationship to the industry workforce and structure? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Wiener's treatment of the themes of hubris and ego among tech entrepreneurs and workers in Silicon Valley throughout the memoir.

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