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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 developed by the Circle that aims to make currency obsolete?
2. What is Mae's mother's name?
3. About how old does Mae believe Kalden to be after they meet?
4. Who is the woman who meets Mae and leads her to her desk on her first day at the Circle?
5. Who conducts the special program that Denise convinces Mae to participate in, in Book I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mae help her parents with their insurance struggles?
2. What does Mae discover when she rushes home after her father's collapse in Book I?
3. How does the narrator describe the couple Mae meets on their barge in Book I?
4. How is Mae's first office described that is shown to her by Renata? How does Mae respond to the setting?
5. What is CircleSocial and what are its subcategories?
6. In what department does Mae begin working at the Circle? What are her duties?
7. Why has Mae's father had a difficult time dealing with his insurance company in Book I?
8. Where did Mae grow up? How is this setting described?
9. What happens at the Ideas Talk that Mae attends with Frank in Book I?
10. How is the campus of the Circle described? Where is it located?
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 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 3
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?
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