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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 comes sprinting toward Mark and Alec when they return to the village in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Alec lead Mark and Trina from the tunnels in the flashback in Chapter 20?

3. What color is the retractor button on the rifle with the grappling hook in Chapter 5?

4. By what nickname does Mark think of Alec in the narrative, although he doesn't call him that?

5. How old is the little girl that the group encounters in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lana tell Mark and Trina to hurry in Chapter 2? What is their mission for the day?

3. What does Mark discover as Alec tries to get into the cockpit of the Berg in Chapter 6?

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

5. Who kills the Toad in Chapter 16? Why?

6. How is the Berg described in Chapter 3? What happens when the Berg's ramp opens up?

7. What is revealed through Teresa's thoughts about Thomas in the Prologue of The Kill Order?

8. Why do the tribal cult followers say they came to the woods in Chapter 24? What do they reveal about Deedee?

9. What does Alec reveal to be the cause of the destruction in the flashback in Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events from the Prologue of The Kill Order. What characters from the Maze Runner series appear in the Prologue? What is taking place? Where is the Prologue set?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the journey of Mark, Alec, Lana, Trina, Misty, and Darnell to the settlement in North Carolina. How does the group reach North Carolina? Why do they choose this location for a settlement? For how long have they lived in the settlement when the narrative begins?

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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