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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. What does "CHAD" stand for in the novel?

2. What is the most popular of the signs that have appeared on the Circle's campus in Book II (311)?

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

4. How many fully-equipped apartments at the Circle are reserved for musicians in Book II?

5. What is the name of the rental shop where Mae rents kayaks to go into the bay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is PastPerfect and what are its uses?

6. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?

7. Who is Pete Ramirez and why does Mae meet with him?

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Circle. What are examples of dramatic irony in the novel? What are examples of verbal irony? How is situational irony applied? What does each example serve to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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