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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 are the Med-jacks that carry away the girl to the Homestead in Chapter Nine?

2. How old does Chuck say he "probably" is in Chapter Nine?

3. The gravestone that looks the oldest in the cemetery has what name painted on it in Chapter Ten?

4. How long does Chuck say he's been in the Glade in Chapter Five?

5. What does Frypan leave out for dinner for Thomas when he's released from the Slammer in Chapter Thirty-One?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives to protect Thomas when he is threatened in Chapter Eleven? What ensues?

2. What decision do the Keepers reach regarding Thomas at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Six?

3. What do Thomas and Newt learn when they go to visit the girl in the recovery area of the Homestead in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

4. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he visits him in recovery in Chapter Twenty-Three?

5. How does Thomas escape the Griever at the Wall in Chapter Twenty? What does he encounter next?

6. How are Thomas and Minho greeted when they return to the Glade in Chapter Twenty-Two?

7. What does Thomas do when Minho collapses in Chapter Twelve? What has Minho found?

8. What occurs when Thomas approaches the East Door, despite Chuck's warnings, in Chapter Four?

9. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he runs up in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Thomas in the novel. Approximately how old is Thomas? What indications in the text allude to his approximate age? What characteristics does Thomas display in the first chapters of the novel? Is Thomas a likable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the narrative style of the novel. Is the story related from a first, second, or third person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told from a present or past tense? Why do you think the author made these choices? How would the story differ if the narrative style were changed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of “the Changing” that occurs in The Maze Runner. How did the Changing affect Ben’s behavior? What do you think Ben’s Changing foreshadowed in the narrative? What does Thomas expect from Alby’s Changing? What does Thomas experience in the Changing?

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