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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 is Stewart referred at the Ideas Talk by Stenton in Book I?

2. What does Gina come to Mae's desk to teach her about, cutting off Mae's text conversation with Annie about sleeping with Kalden in Book I?

3. For how long did Mae and Mercer date?

4. Where do the world health and insurance leaders go for meetings when they arrive in Book II?

5. When did Jackie participate in the Olympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What announcement does Mae make along with Bailey at the end of Book I?

2. Why does Mae continue working in CE after her transparency?

3. What aspects of her job does Gina introduce Mae to in Book I?

4. What is the significance of the Sahara Desert in the novel?

5. Where does Mae meet Kalden the second time? Where does he take her?

6. How is the first feeding described at the aquarium that Mae observes in Book II?

7. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

8. How do Mae's circumstances change after she goes transparent?

9. Who is Pete Ramirez and why does Mae meet with him?

10. What does Mae encounter when she goes home to confront her parents about the blacking out of cameras in Book II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the Circle's campus. How large is the campus? Where is it located in California? What amenities are described on the main campus?

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 program called SoulSearch. What is the function of SoulSearch? Who developed it? How is it demonstrated at the Circle?

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