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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. Where did Mae attend college?

2. What type of fruit does Kalden give Mae after they leave the circus?

3. How often are the employees of the Circle required to go for checkups at the clinic?

4. What band is playing at the Colony when Frank and Mae go out for the first time?

5. Where do Mae and Frank go instead of listening to the band at the Colony on their first date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Mae's father had a difficult time dealing with his insurance company in Book I?

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the couple Mae meets on their barge in Book I?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens at the Ideas Talk that Mae attends with Frank in Book I?

10. How do Mercer and Mae differ in their perceptions of technology and the internet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the Circle's campus. How large is the campus? Where is it located in California? What amenities are described on the main campus?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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