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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. How long does Lon tell Rick condors have been alive as a species?

2. Where is Rick at the opening to chapter 11?

3. What does Rick learn listening to the two men who have come to the camp?

4. Why does the man say Rick won't die of heatstroke if he walks to town?

5. After what does Rick believe Nuke's pit bull has been named?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick think is the reason for Nuke's pit bull's name, and what does Joe think about the burning of a ranger station?

2. Why is Rick worried because his social worker was fired, and what does he plan to do about his fears?

3. What is the dream Rick has when he is sleeping in the desert where the camper had gone?

4. What does Lon tell Rick his job will be while Lon is hang gliding? Who is going hang gliding with Rick?

5. What does Killian whisper to Rick that frightens him, and what does Rick decide to do about it?

6. What does the man do when Rick gets into the passenger side of the man's truck?

7. What does Rick's social worker tell the judge about Rick's life, and about how well the social worker knows Rick?

8. What is Lon doing when Rick wakes from his nap after Joe left, and what does Lon call M4 and why?

9. What does Rick think about as he is riding in a camper in which he hid?

10. What does Rick find out about the restrained eagle and other animals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "The Maze", questions that Hobbs most likely wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hobbs' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "The Maze", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "The Maze". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Rick matures and grows throughout the book.

1. What do you think might be some of the reasons Rick is maturing? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Rick's maturity shown in the book is unrealistic in the short amount of time period the book covers? Why or why not?

3. Discuss the ways that Rick shows changes in his maturity in the book.

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