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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
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 see a homeless person wearing at the light-rail station in Part IV that gave her a jolt?
2. What kind of lawsuit did Wiener hear was brought against the open-source startup before she started there?
3. What kind of training did the open-source startup CEO hire a Latina consultant to run for the company?
4. What cheering thought did Wiener have about the younger women at the women in computing conference?
5. What trip does the data analytics company take employees on that Wiener is ambivalent about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the CEO of a Seattle-based software conglomerate advise women not to ask for raises?
2. What does the analytics CEO tell Wiener when she leaves the company?
3. What makes Wiener uncomfortable about the CEO's handling of Noah's firing?
4. What is one thing that attracts Wiener to the open-source startup?
5. What is the environment like at the open-source HQ?
6. What community is known for trolling and harassment, especially of women?
7. How does Wiener feel about the company's trip to Tahoe?
8. What does one male co-worker at the analytics startup say to Wiener about the first female engineer the company hires?
9. How does a conversation with Parker in Part III change Wiener's view about the analytics company?
10. What does Wiener think when she sees a homeless person wearing one of the open-source startup's branded hoodies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When, and why, does Wiener become increasingly alarmed to view the escalation in messages that are meant to troll/harass that she is assigned to moderate at the open-source startup? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the most significant differences between the publishing industry and the tech industry, in Wiener's view? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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