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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bailey use as a metaphor in describing the Circle and the truth versus secrets in his meeting with Mae in Book I?
(a) A forest.
(b) A broken mirror.
(c) An aquarium.
(d) A desert.

2. What word from Book I refers to an outcast from society?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Pariah.
(c) Other.
(d) Egalitarian.

3. What term is it called when politicians go transparent in Book II?
(a) Clarifications.
(b) Transparencies.
(c) Clarities.
(d) Charities.

4. What is the name of Marie's son whom Mae meets in Book II?
(a) James.
(b) Peter.
(c) Michel.
(d) Andrew.

5. What is the title of the large square art piece by a Chinese artist who has been in frequent troubles with his government in Book II?
(a) Entering into the Threshold of Truth.
(b) Reaching Through for the Good of Humankind.
(c) Touching the Stone of Eternity.
(d) Walking on Glass Rails to Humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man that works with Eamon Bailey and brings Mae to his office to discuss the kayak incident in Book I?

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

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

4. Where is Frank at a conference when Olivia Santos comes to address the employees at the Circle?

5. About how many spots does Jackie say there are for Ivy League freshmen each year in Book II?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mae continue working in CE after her transparency?

2. What is CHAD and what are its benefits?

3. What creatures from the Marianas Trench are introduced in Book II?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Annie respond to Mae when Mae first finds her after her return from overseas in Book II?

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

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