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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 followers on her Zing feed does Mae have in the beginning of Book II?
2. What is Terry's last name?
3. What is the name of the initiative that Mae's friend Tania asks her to support in Book I?
4. What is the name of the rental shop where Mae rents kayaks to go into the bay?
5. The narrator asserts in Book I regarding the transparency program, "By the end of the fifth week, there were" how many "elected officials, from Lincoln to Lahore, who had gone completely clear" (239)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Annie respond to Mae when Mae first finds her after her return from overseas 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 is PastPerfect and what are its uses?
4. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?
5. What role does Olivia Santos play in the novel?
6. What announcement does Mae make along with Bailey at the end of Book I?
7. What aspects of her job does Gina introduce Mae to in Book I?
8. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?
9. Who is Pete Ramirez and why does Mae meet with him?
10. What is the significance of the Sahara Desert in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Mercer in The Circle. What is Mercer's relationship to Mae? How do Mercer's opinions and views of technology and the advances of the Circle differ from Mae's? What happens to Mercer in the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and analyze the character of Mae Holland as the protagonist of The Circle. Is Mae a hero or an anti-hero? Why? What are Mae's circumstances in the beginning of the novel? How does her character change in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the CircleSocial aspect of Mae's job duties. What is Mae required to do regarding the InnerCircle and OuterCircle? What does each represent? How does this system relate to contemporary society?
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