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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 is the land called that lies "mainly around what they used to call the equator," according to the woman rescuer in Chapter Sixty-One?

2. Who is in charge of getting water bottles and handing them out to all the Gladers as they prepare for their journey in Chapter Fifty-Three?

3. Where does Thomas say they have to go to reach the computer station in Chapter Fifty?

4. When Thomas awakens and calls for a Gathering in Chapter Forty-Eight, he tells Newt that everything they have experienced is what?

5. Who came ahead to set up the ivy vines around the Griever Hole for Thomas and the others in Chapter Fifty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Thomas go about testing and proving his theory in Chapter Forty-Two?

2. What information does Thomas learn from Teresa when they first officially meet in Chapter Thirty-Six?

3. How does Thomas describe the histories of himself and the other Gladers after his Changing in Chapter Forty-Nine?

4. What "new problem" does Newt present in Chapter Forty? Why does this problem become an issue for Thomas in the chapter?

5. Why does Thomas leave the Gathering in Chapter Fifty-Two? Where does he go, and why?

6. Who greets Thomas when he awakens in Chapter Forty-Eight? How long has Thomas slept?

7. What do Thomas and the other Gladers encounter when they exit the Maze in Chapter Fifty-Nine? Who greets them?

8. How does Thomas go about enacting his plan to be stung by a Griever in Chapter Forty-Six?

9. What decision does Newt say the Keepers have reached in Chapter Fifty-Three? What preparations are made?

10. What document comprises the Epilogue of The Maze Runner? Who is the author of this document?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the reactions of the Gladers when Thomas and Minho return to the Glade after first spending the night in the Maze. Why is this activity so profound to the Gladers? How do you think this has changed the way that Thomas is perceived by the others? How does it change their perception of the Maze?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Grievers and beetle blades in The Maze Runner. What are some examples of imagery used in the author’s descriptions of these creatures? How do you envision these beasts? What symbolism is attached to the creatures?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of “the Changing” that occurs in The Maze Runner. How did the Changing affect Ben’s behavior? What do you think Ben’s Changing foreshadowed in the narrative? What does Thomas expect from Alby’s Changing? What does Thomas experience in the Changing?

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