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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 is the woman who meets Mae and leads her to her desk on her first day at the Circle?

2. Who does Mae see at the clinic at the Circle in Book I?

3. Who is Mae's unit leader when she begins working at the Circle?

4. What system is the founder of the Circle responsible for?

5. What sport does Mae enjoy participating in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mercer and what is his relationship to Mae?

2. Why does Mae find it to be surprising that Annie has become a member of the Gang of 40?

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

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

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

6. Who is Alistair and how does Mae first meet him?

7. How does the narrator describe Mae and Annie's history in Book I?

8. How is the setting of the welcoming party described on Mae's first day at the Circle?

9. Who are the Three Wise Men at the Circle and what are their positions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Frank in the novel. What is Frank's relationship with Mae? Why do Mae and Frank stop talking to one another? How is their relationship amended?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of similes and metaphors in the novel. What are examples of each? What do they describe? How does each of these examples serve the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of The Circle. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and the denouement of the plot?

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