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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. By what name does Eamon Baily prefer his employees call him?

2. What percentage of the free-mail market does the Circle control?

3. How much older is Mercer than Mae?

4. Where did Annie earn her MBA?

5. What is Mae's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is CircleSocial and what are its subcategories?

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

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

5. Who are the Three Wise Men at the Circle and what are their positions?

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

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

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

9. How is Mae's first office described that is shown to her by Renata? How does Mae respond to the setting?

10. In what department does Mae begin working at the Circle? What are her duties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where did Mae grow up? How is this setting described? What does Mae think of her hometown versus her setting near the Circle?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in The Circle. What does family represent to Mae? How do Mae's perceptions of family change in the course of the narrative? What symbolism and/or imagery relates to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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