The Maze Runner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

James Dashner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Maze Runner Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

James Dashner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 164 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 brings Thomas lunch while he's in the Slammer in Chapter Thirty?

2. What does Alby begin to do as he talks privately with Thomas in the recovery area in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

3. For how long has Thomas been running in the Maze when he stops and decides he must head back before the Doors close in the beginning of Chapter Twenty-Nine?

4. How old does Chuck say he "probably" is in Chapter Nine?

5. Who suggests that Thomas replace him as the Keeper of the Runners at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Thomas go in response to the experience of telepathy with the girl in Chapter Twenty-Nine? What does he do?

2. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he runs up in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

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

4. How are Thomas and Minho greeted when they return to the Glade in Chapter Twenty-Two?

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

6. What does Thomas encounter once he's inside the Maze in Chapter Seventeen? What are Minho and Alby doing?

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

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

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

10. What does Thomas encounter as he makes his way back to the Glade in Chapter Ten? Who leaps out and frightens Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the social structure within the Glade. How are decisions made amongst the Gladers? How do you think the Gladers came to establish this type of society? Consider the characters in the novel The Lord of the Flies. How does the society established in that novel differ from the boys’ society in the Glade?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the setting of the Glade. How large is this setting? How are the Walls described that surround the Glade? What are the sections that the Glade is divided into and what is each section’s purpose?

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