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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 suggests at the Gathering that Thomas be put in the Slammer for a week with nothing but bread and water for his punishment in Chapter Twenty-Four?

2. What weapons does Minho say the runners typically take with them when going into the Maze in Chapter Thirty-Two?

3. There are four sections that make up the Glade. They include the Gardens, the Blood House, the Homestead, and what section?

4. What is Thomas forced to do once the Griever begins climbing the wall in the beginning of Chapter Twenty?

5. Who is the Runner that has collapsed in Chapter Twelve?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Alby describe the structure and divisions within the Glade? What is each area's designation?

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

5. What do the leaders of the Gladers do upon the arrival of the girl in Chapter Nine? How is the girl's condition described?

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

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

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

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

10. How do the Keepers respond to Minho's suggestion at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Five? What does Minho say to back up his suggestion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the deliberation of the Keepers and their decision for Thomas’s punishment and assignment after saving Alby in the Maze. Do you believe that the Keepers chose a fair plan for Thomas? Why or why not? How does Thomas respond to the plan?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Thomas’s discoveries in the falling action and denouement of the narrative. What does Thomas discover about “the Flare” and the history of the world. Why were the Gladers taken and placed in the Glade? What indications of foreshadowing in the novel’s ending suggest further novels to come?

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