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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 survey questions does Mae complete on her first day doing them in Book I?
2. What is the name of the initiative that Mae's friend Tania asks her to support in Book I?
3. Who is the man that works with Eamon Bailey and brings Mae to his office to discuss the kayak incident in Book I?
4. What does Bailey use as a metaphor in describing the Circle and the truth versus secrets in his meeting with Mae in Book I?
5. How much is the grant for that the Department of Education has granted to the Circle in Book II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mae meet Kalden in the bathroom in Book I and what takes place there?
2. What is PastPerfect and what are its uses?
3. How is Mae set up for her transparency in Book II?
4. How does Annie respond to Mae when Mae first finds her after her return from overseas in Book II?
5. How is the progression of Bailey's Gang of 40 meeting in Book II described?
6. What aspects of her job does Gina introduce Mae to in Book I?
7. Why does Mae post a picture of Mercer's chandelier given to her parents in Book I? How does he respond?
8. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?
9. Why does Annie worry about Kalden?
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
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 2
Discuss the theme of family in The Circle. What does family represent to Mae? How do Mae's perceptions of family change in the course of the narrative? What symbolism and/or imagery relates to this theme?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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