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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 comes when Lon and Rick are up on a hilltop?

2. What state is the second car Rick gets a ride in from?

3. How is Rick supposed to contact Lon while Lon is flying?

4. How does Rick get his third ride?

5. What advice does Lon give Rick, who is nervous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the man suggest Rick can do to get back to a town, what does he tell Rick about Rick's story and what is the man's name?

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

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

5. What does Rick's social worker tell the judge about Rick's life, and about how well the social worker knows Rick?

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 tell Rick his job will be while Lon is hang gliding? Who is going hang gliding with Rick?

8. What do Lon and Rick do after Joe leaves, what does Rick ask Lon and what is Lon's response?

9. What does Rick find out about the restrained eagle and other animals?

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

"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?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "The Maze"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "The Maze" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "The Maze" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss "The Maze" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if the book is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "The Maze" a successful novel? What about young teens?

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