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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. Where did Annie earn her MBA?
2. What are the names of the harbor seals that the couple on the barge describe to Mae in Book I?
3. What kind of brunch did Alistair host that Mae did not attend?
4. What month is it when Mae goes to the Circle's headquarters for the first time in Book I?
5. What lines the walls of the first cubicle that Renata takes Mae to at the Circle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mae find it to be surprising that Annie has become a member of the Gang of 40?
2. How does Mae help her parents with their insurance struggles?
3. Who is Senator Williams and what threat does she pose to the Circle?
4. How is Dr. Villalobas described and how does Mae meet her?
5. Where did Mae grow up? How is this setting described?
6. Who is Frank and how does Mae meet him?
7. How is the setting of the welcoming party described on Mae's first day at the Circle?
8. Who are the Three Wise Men at the Circle and what are their positions?
9. What does Mae discover when she rushes home after her father's collapse in Book I?
10. What is symbolized by the glass walls in the offices of the Circle's campus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Kalden in The Circle. Where does Mae meet Kalden? How is he described physically? What do Kalden's actions reveal about his inner objectives?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of symbolism in The Circle. What symbolic images are depicted in the setting of the Circle's campus? What do they represent? What characters in the novel are symbolic? How?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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