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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. In what sport did Jackie participate in the Olympics?

2. To what island does Mae decide to row on the night when she "borrows" the kayak in Book I?

3. By what name are the Circlers called that have relocated to live on the campus?

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

5. In what wing of the Circle's headquarters is Mae going to see a model of the elimination of physical money in Book II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

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

3. Why does Annie worry about Kalden?

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

5. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Where does Mae begin working at the Circle? What are her job duties? How do these job duties change as her work continues? What does Mae think of her job in this department?

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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