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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. Who puts the Toad out of his misery in Chapter 16?

2. Who scolds Alec for eating with his mouth full in Chapter 21?

3. What do Mark and Alec use to cover their noses and mouths when they return to the village in Chapter 10?

4. Whom does Deedee tell Mark and Alec to watch out for when they go to investigate the singing in the woods in Chapter 22?

5. What is on the leaves by the trail that Alec and Mark discover to follow after the women in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information do Mark and Alec gain from the workpad in Chapter 9?

2. How does Mark manage to make his way back to the Central Shack in Chapter 4? What does he do afterward?

3. Where is Mark when the power shuts down in the flashback in Chapter 8? What does he do?

4. How do Mark and Alec manage to make it back to their camp in Chapter 27? What do they find when they arrive?

5. What does Deedee reveal about her past in Chapter 18?

6. How is the camp of the tribal cult followers described in Chapter 23?

7. What is significant about the arrival of a Berg in the settlement in Chapter 3?

8. What does Lana theorize about the virus in Chapter 17?

9. How do Mark and Alec gain access to the interior of the Berg in Chapter 5?

10. What does Alec surmise about the abandoned camp in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Alec in the novel. How old is Alec? What was Alec's former profession? How does Alec's former profession play into his actions in The Kill Order?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mark's fight with the male and female pilots aboard the Berg as he and Alec attempt to escape the Berg airbase. What about this conflict causes Mark concern? Do you think his concerns are justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When do the events in The Kill Order take place in relation to the Prologue? Why do you think the author of the series chose to write a prequel as his third book in the Maze Runner trilogy? How does the story in The Kill Order relate to the events in the other novels from the series?

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