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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 boxes of Maps does Minho drag out in Chapter Forty-Two?

2. For about how long have Thomas and Minho been in the Maze when they step out in the beginning of Chapter Forty-Five?

3. What has been burned in Chapter Forty?

4. Where do Minho and Thomas go in the Glade when they return from the Maze in Chapter Thirty-Three?

5. What Door do Thomas and Minho enter the Maze by in Chapter Forty-Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Thomas's first journey into the Maze as a Runner described in Chapter Thirty-Three?

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

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

4. Why do Minho and Thomas return to the Glade in Chapter Forty-Four? What does Minho deduct from their experiences?

5. What document comprises the Epilogue of The Maze Runner? Who is the author of this document?

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

7. What actions does Thomas commit in order to reach the Griever Hole in Chapter Fifty-Six? How is he supported by the Gladers?

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

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

10. How does Thomas go about enacting his plan to be stung by a Griever in Chapter Forty-Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of justice in The Maze Runner. How is “theme” defined in literature? What is the relationship between themes, symbolism, and imagery? How is the theme of justice illustrated through the character of Newt? How is this theme explored in the Banishing?

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

Discuss the theme of memory in The Maze Runner. Why is memory an important aspect of the story? How does this theme relate to the theme of trust? How is memory symbolized throughout the novel?

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