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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. What does the man waiting for Rick tell him to do?

2. What does Rick learn listening to the two men who have come to the camp?

3. What does the newspaper article that Rick finds in Lon's tent contain?

4. What do the guards steal from the center?

5. What happens to the road Rick is on when he leaves the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick find in Lon's tent?

2. What does Rick see as he looks around the camp and what does he consider stealing?

3. What does Rick think about as he is riding in a camper in which he hid?

4. How and when does Rick implement his plan?

5. How does Rick end up at a gas station where a Humvee is parked?

6. Why has Rick been brought before a judge, what does he say about his actions and how does the judge view Rick?

7. How does Rick get caught and what does the man order him to do?

8. What does Lon tell Rick about M4, what does he point out to Rick and what does he tell Rick about the visitors?

9. What does Lon do when he and Rick return to the camp?

10. What does the man do when Rick gets into the passenger side of the man's truck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in "The Maze". Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Hobbs chooses the symbols he does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Hobbs chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss Hobbs's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliffhangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Hobbs use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

Essay Topic 3

"The Maze" belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel mystery?

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