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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 is the name that new arrivals in the Glade are called?

2. What do Thomas and Newt get to eat after leaving the Homestead in Chapter Twenty-Eight?

3. Who oversees all of the cooking and food preparation for the Gladers?

4. What is the only thing Thomas can remember about his life as the novel begins in Chapter One?

5. What color light is described as coming from the eye of the beetle blade in Chapter Eighteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alby describe the structure and divisions within the Glade? What is each area's designation?

2. What decision do the Keepers reach regarding Thomas at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Six?

3. How are Thomas and Minho greeted when they return to the Glade in Chapter Twenty-Two?

4. What happens when Thomas, Newt, and Chuck go to the Homestead to see Alby in Chapter Twenty-Seven?

5. What do the leaders of the Gladers do upon the arrival of the girl in Chapter Nine? How is the girl's condition described?

6. What occurs when Thomas approaches the East Door, despite Chuck's warnings, in Chapter Four?

7. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he visits him in recovery in Chapter Twenty-Three?

8. What information does Thomas learn from Newt about the Runners in Chapter Fifteen?

9. How is the setting described that Thomas finds himself in after exiting the Box in Chapter Two? Who surrounds him?

10. What happens as the Griever approaches the Wall in Chapter Nineteen? What does Thomas do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the reactions of the Gladers when Thomas and Minho return to the Glade after first spending the night in the Maze. Why is this activity so profound to the Gladers? How do you think this has changed the way that Thomas is perceived by the others? How does it change their perception of the Maze?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss aspects of symbolism seen in the Banishing ritual in when Ben is Banished. In what ways might you compare this ritual to rituals you’ve experienced in school, church, etc.? How does the employment of ritual relate to society? What symbols are seen in this ritual?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of “the Changing” that occurs in The Maze Runner. How did the Changing affect Ben’s behavior? What do you think Ben’s Changing foreshadowed in the narrative? What does Thomas expect from Alby’s Changing? What does Thomas experience in the Changing?

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