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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. Why is Mae's parents' house under surveillance by SeeChange cameras in Book II?

2. What is the name of Marie's son whom Mae meets in Book II?

3. What is Mae's average of unique visitors to her live footage on any given day, according to the narrator in the beginning of Book II?

4. When did Jackie participate in the Olympics?

5. Who is the woman that appears to feed Stenton's shark in Book II?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

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

3. What is PastPerfect and what are its uses?

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

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

6. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?

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

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

9. How is the progression of Bailey's Gang of 40 meeting in Book II described?

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

Discuss the theme of security versus privacy in The Circle. What statement do you think that the author is making regarding this subject in the narrative? Which is more important to the characters in the novel? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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