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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. Why is M4's behavior a concern to Lon?

2. How does Rick get outside the night he escapes?

3. What sort of land does the government offer Nuke for grazing?

4. Who is Rick's probation officer?

5. Who is waiting for Rick on the mountainous road?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick dream his second night in the camp and what wakes him?

2. What does Rick do when the camper stops?

3. Why does Rick hide at the camp and what does he see and hear while Lon is gone?

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

5. Why is Rick worried because his social worker was fired, and what does he plan to do about his fears?

6. What does Rick think is the reason for Nuke's pit bull's name, and what does Joe think about the burning of a ranger station?

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

8. Where is the camper driving, and what does Rick find when he looks for food?

9. What does Rick tell Lon about the camp when Lon was gone, what is Lon's response and what warning does he give Rick?

10. What are two condors doing while an eagle is feeding and how do the condors feed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rick matures and grows throughout the book.

1. What do you think might be some of the reasons Rick is maturing? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Rick's maturity shown in the book is unrealistic in the short amount of time period the book covers? Why or why not?

3. Discuss the ways that Rick shows changes in his maturity in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "The Maze". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in the story. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "The Maze". Consider the death of not just M4 and Rick's grandmother, but the death of the Rick's past, and how these events have affected him. Trace the point when Rick decides to let his past go and move forward.

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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