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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 month is it when Mae goes to the Circle's headquarters for the first time in Book I?

2. Who is the notary at the Circle that visits May on her second day?

3. How many rooms are currently at the company dorms when Mae begins work at the Circle?

4. Who is Mae's unit leader when she begins working at the Circle?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe Mae and Annie's history in Book I?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Mercer and Mae differ in their perceptions of technology and the internet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of The Circle. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and the denouement of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Mercer in The Circle. What is Mercer's relationship to Mae? How do Mercer's opinions and views of technology and the advances of the Circle differ from Mae's? What happens to Mercer in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the CircleSocial aspect of Mae's job duties. What is Mae required to do regarding the InnerCircle and OuterCircle? What does each represent? How does this system relate to contemporary society?

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