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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. Who conducts the special program that Denise convinces Mae to participate in, in Book I?

2. How many rooms are currently at the company dorms when Mae begins work at the Circle?

3. How many children does Eamon Bailey have?

4. Who is the senator that announces his intentions to break up the Circle in Book I?

5. What sport does Mae enjoy participating in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project at the Circle relates to the Marianas Trench?

2. How does Mae help her parents with their insurance struggles?

3. Who is Frank and how does Mae meet him?

4. How does Mae initially meet Kalden? How is this meeting described?

5. How is Mae's first office described that is shown to her by Renata? How does Mae respond to the setting?

6. What is CircleSocial and what are its subcategories?

7. In what department does Mae begin working at the Circle? What are her duties?

8. Describe the character of Mae as she is introduced in the beginning of the novel. What are Mae's circumstances as the story begins?

9. Who is Senator Williams and what threat does she pose to the Circle?

10. What is symbolized by the glass walls in the offices of the Circle's campus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Annie in the novel. What is Annie's relationship to Mae? What is Annie's position at the Circle? How does Annie's character evolve in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and analyze the character of Mae Holland as the protagonist of The Circle. Is Mae a hero or an anti-hero? Why? What are Mae's circumstances in the beginning of the novel? How does her character change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Kalden in The Circle. Where does Mae meet Kalden? How is he described physically? What do Kalden's actions reveal about his inner objectives?

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