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

2. How many survey questions does Mae complete on her second day doing them in Book I?
(a) 820.
(b) 652.
(c) 991.
(d) 635.

3. What does "CHAD" stand for in the novel?
(a) Central Healing Data Program.
(b) Central Humankind Detail Program.
(c) Central Health Data Program.
(d) Central Honesty Derailment Program.

4. The governor of what state goes transparent before Mae and her watchers in Book II?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arizona.

5. Who is called when Mae is arrested for "borrowing" the kayak in Book I?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marion.
(d) Michelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many child abductions does Francis say have occurred nationwide since the child tracking program has been initiated in Book II?

3. By what name is Stewart referred at the Ideas Talk by Stenton in Book I?

4. What does Gina come to Mae's desk to teach her about, cutting off Mae's text conversation with Annie about sleeping with Kalden in Book I?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is PastPerfect and what are its uses?

5. Why does Mae meet Kalden in the bathroom in Book I and what takes place there?

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

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

8. How is duality expressed thematically in The Circle?

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

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

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