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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 lines the walls of the first cubicle that Renata takes Mae to at the Circle?
2. What percentage of the search market does the Circle control?
3. How far is Eamon Bailey's house from the Circle?
4. Who is the woman who meets Mae and leads her to her desk on her first day at the Circle?
5. Who is the notary at the Circle that visits May on her second day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the character of Mae as she is introduced in the beginning of the novel. What are Mae's circumstances as the story begins?
2. How does Mae initially meet Kalden? How is this meeting described?
3. Who is Alistair and how does Mae first meet him?
4. How is Mae's first office described that is shown to her by Renata? How does Mae respond to the setting?
5. How does the narrator describe the couple Mae meets on their barge in Book I?
6. How is Dr. Villalobas described and how does Mae meet her?
7. Why has Mae's father had a difficult time dealing with his insurance company in Book I?
8. Who are the Three Wise Men at the Circle and what are their positions?
9. Who is Senator Williams and what threat does she pose to the Circle?
10. What is CircleSocial and what are its subcategories?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the program called SoulSearch. What is the function of SoulSearch? Who developed it? How is it demonstrated at the Circle?
Essay Topic 3
Where did Mae grow up? How is this setting described? What does Mae think of her hometown versus her setting near the Circle?
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