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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job in the Glade does Thomas tell Chuck he wants to have in Chapter Five?
(a) He wants to be a Slicer.
(b) He wants to be a Slopper.
(c) He wants to be President.
(d) He wants to be a Runner.

2. The gravestone that looks the oldest in the cemetery has what name painted on it in Chapter Ten?
(a) Charles.
(b) William.
(c) Andrew.
(d) George.

3. What word, used to describe Ben in Chapter Fourteen, means an insane person?
(a) An immortal.
(b) A heretic.
(c) A decelerator.
(d) A lunatic.

4. What is Thomas forced to do once the Griever begins climbing the wall in the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) He is forced to stab the Griever with his stick.
(b) He is forced to leave Alby behind.
(c) He is forced to push Alby down the wall.
(d) He is forced to jump off the Cliff.

5. What word does Thomas see printed on the torso of a beetle blade in Chapter Nine?
(a) CREATOR.
(b) ESCAPE.
(c) WICKED.
(d) GLADE.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proclaims Ben's crimes and punishment during the Banishment in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Where does Thomas go to sleep for the night in the beginning of Chapter Twenty-Nine?

3. Who greets Thomas and Minho when the Doors open and they reenter the Glade in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. What is the only thing Thomas can remember about his life as the novel begins in Chapter One?

5. Which of the Keepers is not present for the Gathering that takes place in Chapter Twenty-Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to release Thomas from the Slammer in Chapter Thirty-One? What information does Thomas learn from this character?

2. Why is Newt worried in Chapter Sixteen? What does Thomas do about the situation?

3. How is the setting of the Slammer described in Chapter Thirty? How would you describe Thomas's experience there?

4. How is the setting described that Thomas finds himself in after exiting the Box in Chapter Two? Who surrounds him?

5. What does Newt take Thomas to see in Chapter Six? What frightens Thomas in this setting?

6. Where does Minho take Thomas to equip him as a Runner in Chapter Thirty-Two? What equipment does Thomas receive?

7. How is the ritual of the Banishing described in Chapter Fourteen? Who participates in the ritual?

8. What does Thomas encounter once he's inside the Maze in Chapter Seventeen? What are Minho and Alby doing?

9. What does Alby tell Thomas about his history in the Glade in Chapter Seven? What does he reveal about the Maze?

10. How is the protagonist introduced in Chapter One? What history is established for this character in the first paragraphs of the novel?

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