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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 came ahead to set up the ivy vines around the Griever Hole for Thomas and the others in Chapter Fifty-Six?

2. Who have the Grievers taken in Chapter Forty-Six when Thomas goes about enacting his plan?

3. What has been burned in Chapter Forty?

4. What color hair is Teresa described as having?

5. Who is the first to jump through the Griever Hole in Chapter Fifty-Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who greets Thomas and Minho when they return to the Glade in Chapter Forty-Five? What information is related to them?

2. What happens as the Grievers close in on the Homestead in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

3. What actions does Gally commit when he appears in Chapter Thirty-Nine? What becomes of Gally in the chapter?

4. How does Thomas explain the sunless sky and the arrival of him and Teresa at the Gathering in Chapter Forty-Nine?

5. What information does Thomas learn from Teresa when they first officially meet in Chapter Thirty-Six?

6. What deductions do Thomas and Minho make regarding the Cliff in Chapter Thirty-Five?

7. How many Gladers are going to accompany Thomas on the mission in Chapter Fifty-Four? What are Thomas's thoughts about the mission?

8. What is strange about the morning when Thomas wakes up in Chapter Thirty-Four? What does he do with Minho?

9. What do Thomas and the other Gladers encounter when they exit the Maze in Chapter Fifty-Nine? Who greets them?

10. What happens when the Gladers reach the Cliff in Chapter Fifty-Five? Who sacrifices himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the Grievers and beetle blades in The Maze Runner. What are some examples of imagery used in the author’s descriptions of these creatures? How do you envision these beasts? What symbolism is attached to the creatures?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Alby’s comments to Thomas in the recovery room at the Homestead in the reading. Where does Alby say he saw Thomas? What does Alby discuss right before he begins choking himself? How does Newt react to Alby’s behavior?

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