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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 two words does the madman repeatedly scream outside of Thomas's window in the end of Chapter 2?

2. What is referred to in Chapter 1 as "that horrible cube of cold metal that had delivered [Thomas] to the Glade and the Maze"?

3. What creatures from the Maze stung Thomas, Ben, and Alby and caused their memories to flood back to them?

4. What creatures from the Maze torment Teresa as she tries to sleep in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What title is listed under Teresa's name on her door in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What food does Minho bring to Thomas after days of not eating in Chapter 9? Where is the food from?

2. What awakens Thomas from his sleep in Chapter 2?

3. How does the man in the desert describe the Cranks in Chapter 18?

4. How do the Gladers manage to get the door to the common room open in Chapter 3? What do they do next?

5. What do the Gladers discover outside of Teresa's door in Chapter 4? How does Thomas respond?

6. What theory does Aris present regarding the two groups in Chapter 19?

7. What do the Gladers do when they are approached by a man and woman in the desert in Chapter 18?

8. What is signified by the alarm in Chapter 7? What do the Gladers discover after the alarm has sounded?

9. Whom do the Gladers encounter on their journey in Chapter 23? What does this character reveal?

10. What do the Gladers do after one in their group is killed by a "death ball" in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the mission that is given to the Gladers by in Group A from the man in the white suit at the dormitory? How many objectives must the Gladers meet? What is their ultimate goal? How will the mission help WICKED with their objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of dystopia in The Scorch Trials. How is this theme developed through setting? How is it developed though symbolism, imagery, and character? How would you compare the settings in The Scorch Trials to your own living environment?

Essay Topic 3

Describe WICKED in The Scorch Trials. How and why was this organization formed? What are the objectives of WICKED? How are Thomas and Teresa involved in WICKED's objectives?

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