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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 real name of the man referred to as Rat Man in the novel?

2. What color is the car that Red Shirt leads Thomas to in Chapter 31?

3. How is the Flare virus identified on the posters that Thomas sees in Chapter 31?

4. Who gets shot by a Launcher grenade trying to board the Berg in Chapter 18?

5. Where has Jorge tracked Teresa and her friends to in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Thomas and his friends go to Denver?

2. How has Denver changed when Thomas and his friends are reunited after the conflict at the coffee shop in Chapter 33?

3. Why has Thomas been held in isolation in the beginning of the novel? Who brings him out of isolation?

4. Who is the main antagonist in The Death Cure? Why?

5. Discuss Thomas's past relationship with Teresa. Why doesn't Thomas trust Teresa?

6. What is the purpose of WICKED removing the Swipe from the subjects? Why does Thomas resist this procedure?

7. What does Thomas learn has happened to Teresa in Chapter 17? How does he respond?

8. What causes the conflict that breaks out in the coffee shop in Chapter 29?

9. How is the setting of Denver described when Thomas and his friends arrive in Chapter 23?

10. What is the Flare virus? What are the symptoms of the disease?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the history of the Flare virus? When and how was the virus developed? Why was it developed? How was the virus released and what impact did it have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Thomas's relationship with Teresa in the novel. What is revealed about Thomas and Teresa's history in the trilogy? Why does Thomas have problems trusting Teresa? Are these overcome?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the technological advances that are seen in The Death Cure. What devices are described in the novel? How realistic are these devices? Could they foreseeably exist in our lifetime? Why or why not?

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