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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. 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)?
(a) 21,546.
(b) 12,354.
(c) 16,188.
(d) 9,577.

2. By what name is Stewart referred at the Ideas Talk by Stenton in Book I?
(a) The Ghost Man.
(b) The Clear Man.
(c) The Clarified Man.
(d) The Transparent Man.

3. How much of Washington has gone transparent in the beginning of Book II?
(a) 99%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 30%.

4. What has the ChildTrack program been renamed in Book II?
(a) AmberAlert.
(b) TruYouth.
(c) ChildFinder.
(d) AntiTruth.

5. To what island does Mae decide to row on the night when she "borrows" the kayak in Book I?
(a) Blue Island.
(b) Devil's Island.
(c) Black Island.
(d) Angel Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bailey's son who has cerebral palsy?

2. Where is Annie when Mae texts her about her second sexual encounter with Kalden?

3. In what wing of the Circle's headquarters is Mae going to see a model of the elimination of physical money in Book II?

4. In what sport did Jackie participate in the Olympics?

5. What creature is fed to the shark while visitors on Mae's live feed watch on in Book II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the Sahara Desert in the novel?

2. How is Mae set up for her transparency in Book II?

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

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

5. How do Mae's parents seem on her second visit to see them after her father has been covered by Mae's health plan?

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

7. How do Mae's circumstances change after she goes transparent?

8. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

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

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

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