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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. How was Brenda's father killed?

2. How close are Thomas and the others to the end of their two week trial when Thomas is freed from the room by Teresa in Chapter 54?

3. What is printed on the banner that is attached to the stick the Gladers find in Chapter 56?

4. Who comes and unties Thomas from the tree after Teresa leaves Group B's camp in Chapter 48?

5. How long ago does Jorge say he caught the disease of the Cranks in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brenda describe the circumstances of the Cranks in Chapter 29?

2. What does Jorge inform the Gladers about when he first appears in Chapter 26?

3. How is Thomas attacked by the Crank in Chapter 33? How is this conflict resolved?

4. What plan does Jorge develop in Chapter 28? What risks are involved?

5. What demands does Teresa make when she appears in Chapter 44? Are her demands met?

6. How is Thomas's dream described in Chapter 47? How old is Thomas in the dream?

7. How has Thomas been affected by Teresa's actions in Chapter 56?

8. How are the Cranks described that pursue Brenda and Thomas in Chapter 32? What do Brenda and Thomas do to evade them?

9. How does Brenda describe WICKED's role in the Flare in Chapter 35?

10. How does Breanda explain the signs with Thomas's name on them in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Brenda in the novel. Who introduces Brenda to the Gladers of Group A? What are Thomas's first impressions of Brenda? How would you compare Thomas's feelings for Brenda with his feelings for Teresa?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the dreams that Thomas has throughout The Scorch Trials. How old is Thomas in these dreams? What is revealed to Thomas and the reader regarding Thomas's past through the dreams? How do the dreams relate to WICKED?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Jorge in The Scorch Trials. Where do Thomas and the other Gladers encounter Jorge? Which of the Gladers engages in a fight with Jorge? Why? How is this situation resolved?

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