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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 is the name of the system that combines social media profiles, e-mail accounts, and payment systems into one simple system at the Circle?

2. What is in the center of the room in the secret chamber that Annie shows Mae in the library?

3. How old is Mae?

4. What is the name of the program that is a romantic matching service introduced at Innovation Day in Book I?

5. How many students were in Mae's graduating class in high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is symbolized by the glass walls in the offices of the Circle's campus?

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

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

6. Where did Mae grow up? How is this setting described?

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

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

9. Who are the Three Wise Men at the Circle and what are their positions?

10. What happens at the Ideas Talk that Mae attends with Frank in Book I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Annie in the novel. What is Annie's relationship to Mae? What is Annie's position at the Circle? How does Annie's character evolve in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of The Circle. From what perspective is the story related? Is the narrative perspective limited or omniscient? Is the story told in the past or present tense? Why do you think the author chose this narrative point of view? How would the story differ if The Circle were related from a different narrative perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Circle. What are examples of dramatic irony in the novel? What are examples of verbal irony? How is situational irony applied? What does each example serve to the reader?

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