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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 Gladers in all survive the endeavor of getting through the Griever Hole in Chapter Fifty-Eight?
2. In Chapter Forty-Seven, the narrator says that Thomas has no sense of what as he goes through the Changing?
3. How many words have Teresa and Newt decrypted from the Maze Maps in Chapter Forty-Five?
4. Who insists that the Runners need to go back to their work in the Maze in Chapter Forty-Three?
5. What does Teresa say to Thomas via telepathy that causes him to trip and fall as he runs in the Maze in Chapter Forty-Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. What deductions do Thomas and Minho make regarding the Cliff in Chapter Thirty-Five?
2. What actions does Gally commit when he appears in Chapter Thirty-Nine? What becomes of Gally in the chapter?
3. Why does Teresa have a problem inputting the code in Chapter Fifty-Seven? How is this dilemma solved?
4. What "new problem" does Newt present in Chapter Forty? Why does this problem become an issue for Thomas in the chapter?
5. Why is Thomas conflicted about going into the Maze in Chapter Forty-Three?
6. What actions does Thomas commit in order to reach the Griever Hole in Chapter Fifty-Six? How is he supported by the Gladers?
7. How does Thomas explain the sunless sky and the arrival of him and Teresa at the Gathering in Chapter Forty-Nine?
8. What action does Gally commit in Chapter Fifty-Nine? How do the Gladers respond?
9. What decision does Newt say the Keepers have reached in Chapter Fifty-Three? What preparations are made?
10. What document comprises the Epilogue of The Maze Runner? Who is the author of this document?
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
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?
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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