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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 is Pandora?

2. What does Lon tell Rick to do if he is not back in an hour?

3. What does Rick realize Carlile has stolen when Rick gets back to camp?

4. What does Lon realize Carlile has taken?

5. What do Lon and Rick hear as they run off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick do to find Lon and how does Carlile try to stop him?

2. How does Rick's attempt at hang gliding by himself work out?

3. What does Rick do on his third and fourth day hang gliding?

4. What does Rick tell the judge, and what is the final disposition of Rick's case?

5. How does Rick hike in the Maze and what does he find there? Why is Lon excited when Rick returns from the maze?

6. How does M4 end up dead?

7. What does Carlile tell Lon about gunshots he and Rick hear and what does Lon tell Rick to do when they leave Carlile's camp?

8. What does Rick do after he hears the men talking about Lon?

9. How does Rick help Lon after Lon captures M4?

10. What does Rick see when he is on the glider, and what problem does he encounter in the glider?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "The Maze", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "The Maze". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of interesting questions raised by "The Maze", questions that Hobbs most likely wanted the readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the author's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Hobbs' probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

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