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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. Where is Thomas able to kick and injure the Griever as he flees down the vines on the Wall in Chapter Twenty?
2. Who proclaims Ben's crimes and punishment during the Banishment in Chapter Fourteen?
3. Where does Alby say the Gladers get the Grief Serum from in Chapter Twenty-Two?
4. Who protects Thomas when Ben tries to attack him in Chapter Eleven?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Thomas and Newt learn when they go to visit the girl in the recovery area of the Homestead in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
2. What occurs when Thomas approaches the East Door, despite Chuck's warnings, in Chapter Four?
3. Where does Thomas go in response to the experience of telepathy with the girl in Chapter Twenty-Nine? What does he do?
4. What happens when Thomas, Newt, and Chuck go to the Homestead to see Alby in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
5. What does Thomas do when he is surrounded by Grievers in Chapter Twenty-One?
6. How does Thomas escape the Griever at the Wall in Chapter Twenty? What does he encounter next?
7. How is the setting described that Thomas finds himself in after exiting the Box in Chapter Two? Who surrounds him?
8. What does Thomas do when Minho collapses in Chapter Twelve? What has Minho found?
9. Who arrives to protect Thomas when he is threatened in Chapter Eleven? What ensues?
10. How are Thomas and Minho greeted when they return to the Glade in Chapter Twenty-Two?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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