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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. Where does Rick wonder if one can hang glide?

2. What does Rick tell Josh on the radio?

3. What does Lon reveal to Rick about Lon's past?

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

5. What does Rick notice Gunderson doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lon call Rick Icarus, what does Rick ask about the cliffs and what is Lon's response?

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

4. What does Lon tell Rick about how he became involved with condors?

5. How does Rick feel when he hang glides with Lon the first time and what does Lon tell him to do? How does Rick feel after he is settled on the glider?

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

7. What does Lon tell Josh about M4, what favor does he ask of Josh and why?

8. How does Lon catch M4?

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

10. What does Rick do about Carlile and finding Lon's missing items?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "The Maze" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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