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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 is the name of Marie's son whom Mae meets in Book II?
(a) James.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Peter.
(d) Michel.

2. Where does Jackie say the YouthRank program has been tested the past few months in Book II?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Utah.

3. How many fully-equipped apartments at the Circle are reserved for musicians in Book II?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

4. When did Jackie participate in the Olympics?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1998.

5. The governor of what state goes transparent before Mae and her watchers in Book II?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arizona.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Frank at a conference when Olivia Santos comes to address the employees at the Circle?

2. About how old is Olivia Santos described as when she is introduced at the Ideas Talk in Book I?

3. What is the name of the anti-kidnapping program developed by Frank?

4. The narrator asserts in Book I regarding the transparency program, "By the end of the fifth week, there were" how many "elected officials, from Lincoln to Lahore, who had gone completely clear" (239)?

5. What does Stenton claim public trust for Congress is at the Ideas Talk in Book I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the first feeding described at the aquarium that Mae observes in Book II?

2. How does Annie respond to Mae when Mae first finds her after her return from overseas in Book II?

3. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

4. Why does Mae continue working in CE after her transparency?

5. How is the progression of Bailey's Gang of 40 meeting in Book II described?

6. Where does Mae meet Kalden the second time? Where does he take her?

7. What role does Olivia Santos play in the novel?

8. What announcement does Mae make along with Bailey at the end of Book I?

9. Who is Pete Ramirez and why does Mae meet with him?

10. Whom does Mae interview on the day of the meeting of medical professionals at the Circle?

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