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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 insists that Teresa be locked up in the Slammer in Chapter Thirty-Seven?

2. Who coined the phrase "Survival of the Fittest" after reading Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species?

3. Minho tells Thomas before they return to the Glade in Chapter Forty-Four, "I think the Creators want us to know there's" what?

4. What objects do Minho and Thomas throw over the Cliff in order to find the Griever Hole in Chapter Thirty-Five?

5. When does Newt think they should enact Thomas's plan in Chapter Fifty-Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Teresa have a problem inputting the code in Chapter Fifty-Seven? How is this dilemma solved?

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

3. What does Thomas insist on doing immediately in Chapter Forty-Eight? Why?

4. Who greets Thomas when he awakens in Chapter Forty-Eight? How long has Thomas slept?

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

6. Why does Thomas leave the Gathering in Chapter Fifty-Two? Where does he go, and why?

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

8. What action does Gally commit in Chapter Fifty-Nine? How do the Gladers respond?

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

10. How does Thomas go about testing and proving his theory in Chapter Forty-Two?

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

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 3

Describe the process of “the Changing” that occurs in The Maze Runner. How did the Changing affect Ben’s behavior? What do you think Ben’s Changing foreshadowed in the narrative? What does Thomas expect from Alby’s Changing? What does Thomas experience in the Changing?

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