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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. How many SeeChange cameras does the narrator say are now functional and accessible across the world in the beginning of Book II?

2. What laws does Stenton describe that give citizens access to meetings, transcripts, and documents at the Ideas Talk in Book I?

3. What has the ChildTrack program been renamed in Book II?

4. What district is Olivia Santos a representative of?

5. How many survey questions does Mae complete on her second day doing them in Book I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mae set up for her transparency in Book II?

2. How do Mae's parents seem on her second visit to see them after her father has been covered by Mae's health plan?

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

4. Why does Mae post a picture of Mercer's chandelier given to her parents in Book I? How does he respond?

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

6. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?

7. What leads to Mae's arrest in Book I? Why is she released?

8. Whom does Mae interview on the day of the meeting of medical professionals at the Circle?

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

10. What creatures from the Marianas Trench are introduced in Book II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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