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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 Lon tell Rick to do if he is not back in an hour?

2. Who do Lon and Rick go after at the end of chapter 20?

3. What does Rick wonder about Killian's parents?

4. What are Carlile and Gunderson afraid a second search party might do?

5. Why do Lon and Rick run to the Maze?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rick finally tell Lon about himself?

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

3. How does Lon catch M4?

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

5. How did Lon end up with Ernie?

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

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

8. Who is with Rick back in court, how does Rick feel, what does the judge do when he first comes into the court and what does he ask Rick?

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

10. How does Rick find Lon, and how does he rescue him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many people were running from their problems, such as jobs they hated, bad marriages, or escaping from relatives they did not like, by leaving for the gold fields. Many realized very quickly that no matter how far they ran the character flaws were always there. Rick has run from his problems, but then finds he must face the central cause of his problems -- himself.

1. Running from problems by going somewhere else is called a "geographic cure." Discuss what do you think this means.

2. Do you believe taking the geographic cure is a good idea or a bad idea? Why or why not? Could it be different depending on the circumstance? How did running help Rick? How did it harm him?

3. Discuss two situations that might respond well to a geographic cure and two that wouldn't be helped with on. Does Rick's determination to leave the detention center seem like a geographic cure? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important part of what makes "The Maze" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Rick. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Lon. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Nuke. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

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