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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. Who suggests the Gladers take a break and eat before heading further toward the town in Chapter 19?

2. Whom does Thomas recall having been stabbed in the chest before he died in Chapter 1?

3. Who is the boy that has been killed by the metal ball in the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. About how many bodies are hanging from the ceiling in the common room when the Gladers enter in Chapter 3?

5. What has happened to the dead bodies in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the Gladers' journey toward the town described in Chapter 22?

3. What is the mission that the man in the white suit gives to the Gladers in Chapter 11?

4. What happens to Winston in Chapter 16? How does Thomas help Winston?

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

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

7. What happens when Thomas confronts the man in the white suit in Chapter 10?

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

9. What sights and sounds do the Gladers see and hear as they approach the town in Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Aris in the novel. Where do the Gladers meet Aris? How does Aris describe his past with Group B? How does he describe his experiences in the Maze?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of The Scorch Trials. How would you compare the structure of this novel with other books you have read? How would you compare the structure of the novel to its predecessor in the series, The Maze Runner? How does the author develop tension in the plot?

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