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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. What word used at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Five means a pretense of having a virtuous character or principles that one does not really possess?
3. How many Grievers are Thomas and Minho thought to have killed in Chapter Twenty-Three?
4. What have Thomas and Minho accomplished that has never been done before, in Chapter Twenty-Two?
5. Who does Alby say Thomas was with in his memory of him during the Changing in Chapter Thirty-One?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Thomas escape the Griever at the Wall in Chapter Twenty? What does he encounter next?
2. Where does Minho take Thomas to equip him as a Runner in Chapter Thirty-Two? What equipment does Thomas receive?
3. What does Alby tell Thomas about his history in the Glade in Chapter Seven? What does he reveal about the Maze?
4. Where does Thomas go in response to the experience of telepathy with the girl in Chapter Twenty-Nine? What does he do?
5. How is the protagonist introduced in Chapter One? What history is established for this character in the first paragraphs of the novel?
6. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he runs up in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?
7. What does Thomas encounter once he's inside the Maze in Chapter Seventeen? What are Minho and Alby doing?
8. 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?
9. What statements and suggestions are made at the Gathering regarding Thomas in Chapter Twenty-Four?
10. What does Thomas do when he is surrounded by Grievers in Chapter Twenty-One?
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 and analyze the character of Gally in the novel. What are the reasons for Gally’s distrust of Thomas? Where does Gally claim to know Thomas from? What happens to Gally in the story?
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