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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Annie move in the library to reveal a secret passage?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) The Sun Also Rises.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Best Years of Our Lives.

2. What is Mae's hometown?
(a) Longfield.
(b) Lafayette.
(c) Garfield.
(d) Malvern.

3. Where has Frank hidden wine at the company party when Mae meets him?
(a) A fountain.
(b) The rooftop.
(c) A ditch.
(d) The jacuzzi.

4. Where do Mae and Frank go instead of listening to the band at the Colony on their first date?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Fresno.
(d) Sacramento.

5. Who is the notary at the Circle that visits May on her second day?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Anna.
(c) Mary.
(d) Trish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the harbor seals that the couple on the barge describe to Mae in Book I?

2. What does the doctor at the clinic suggest Mae have surgery on during her first visit in Book I?

3. What percentage of the free-mail market does the Circle control?

4. Who does Kalden save Mae from at the circus performance at the Circle?

5. What sport does Mae enjoy participating in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project at the Circle relates to the Marianas Trench?

2. Why has Mae's father had a difficult time dealing with his insurance company in Book I?

3. How does Mae initially meet Kalden? How is this meeting described?

4. Who is Mercer and what is his relationship to Mae?

5. How is Mae's first office described that is shown to her by Renata? How does Mae respond to the setting?

6. Who is Alistair and how does Mae first meet him?

7. Why does Mae find it to be surprising that Annie has become a member of the Gang of 40?

8. Who is Frank and how does Mae meet him?

9. Describe the character of Mae as she is introduced in the beginning of the novel. What are Mae's circumstances as the story begins?

10. How does Mae help her parents with their insurance struggles?

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