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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 kind of brunch did Alistair host that Mae did not attend?

2. 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?

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

4. How old is Tom Stenton said to be based on his painting in the library at the Circle?

5. Who was Mae's boss at the public utiility office where she previously worked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Senator Williams and what threat does she pose to the Circle?

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

3. What does Mae discover when she rushes home after her father's collapse in Book I?

4. How is the campus of the Circle described? Where is it located?

5. Describe the character of Mae as she is introduced in the beginning of the novel. What are Mae's circumstances as the story begins?

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

7. How is Dr. Villalobas described and how does Mae meet her?

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

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

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 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?

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 Frank in the novel. What is Frank's relationship with Mae? Why do Mae and Frank stop talking to one another? How is their relationship amended?

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