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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. How many Grievers are Thomas and Minho thought to have killed in Chapter Twenty-Three?

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

3. Where does Alby say the Gladers get the Grief Serum from in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. Who does Chuck play a practical joke on in the bathroom in Chapter Five?

5. What does Chuck bring for him and Thomas to eat in the beginning of Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens as the Griever approaches the Wall in Chapter Nineteen? What does Thomas do?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss aspects of symbolism seen in the Banishing ritual in when Ben is Banished. In what ways might you compare this ritual to rituals you’ve experienced in school, church, etc.? How does the employment of ritual relate to society? What symbols are seen in this ritual?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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