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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. Who is the woman who meets Mae and leads her to her desk on her first day at the Circle?

2. Who is Mae's team leader that interviewed her three times for the job at the Circle?

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

4. What percentage of the search market does the Circle control?

5. What month is it when Mae goes to the Circle's headquarters for the first time 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 is the setting of the welcoming party described on Mae's first day at the Circle?

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

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

6. How does the narrator describe the couple Mae meets on their barge in Book I?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of similes and metaphors in the novel. What are examples of each? What do they describe? How does each of these examples serve the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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