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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. What word from Chapter Twenty refers to a hormone that is secreted in response to stress, which increases heart rate, pulse rate, and blood pressure?

2. Who gives Newt his notes about what the girl has said in her sleep in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

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

4. The first gravestone that Thomas examines at the cemetery in Chapter Ten has what name written on it?

5. Who are the Gladers that are in charge of using the pole during the Banishment of Ben in Chapter Fourteen?

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. How does Thomas go about rescuing Alby in Chapter Eighteen?

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

4. What happens when Thomas, Newt, and Chuck go to the Homestead to see Alby in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

5. What information does Thomas learn from Newt about the Runners in Chapter Fifteen?

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

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

8. What statements and suggestions are made at the Gathering regarding Thomas in Chapter Twenty-Four?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Teresa in the novel. How old is Teresa? How does she explain her connection to Thomas? What are the immediate memories that Teresa describes after she’s awaken? Do you think that Teresa appears to be a trustworthy character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the reactions of the Gladers when Thomas and Minho return to the Glade after first spending the night in the Maze. Why is this activity so profound to the Gladers? How do you think this has changed the way that Thomas is perceived by the others? How does it change their perception of the Maze?

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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