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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 many sections is the Maze divided into for the Runners to cover?
2. What word used at the Gathering in Chapter Twenty-Five means a pretense of having a virtuous character or principles that one does not really possess?
3. Who suggests at the Gathering that Thomas be put in the Slammer for a week with nothing but bread and water for his punishment in Chapter Twenty-Four?
4. What do Thomas and Newt get to eat after leaving the Homestead in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
5. What is the single item of furniture in the Slammer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Thomas and Newt learn when they go to visit the girl in the recovery area of the Homestead in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
2. What occurs when Thomas approaches the East Door, despite Chuck's warnings, in Chapter Four?
3. What does Thomas encounter once he's inside the Maze in Chapter Seventeen? What are Minho and Alby doing?
4. What information does Chuck relate to Thomas when he visits him in recovery in Chapter Twenty-Three?
5. Who comes to release Thomas from the Slammer in Chapter Thirty-One? What information does Thomas learn from this character?
6. What happens as the Griever approaches the Wall in Chapter Nineteen? What does Thomas do?
7. How does Alby describe the structure and divisions within the Glade? What is each area's designation?
8. What statements and suggestions are made at the Gathering regarding Thomas in Chapter Twenty-Four?
9. What does Newt take Thomas to see in Chapter Six? What frightens Thomas in this setting?
10. How is the ritual of the Banishing described in Chapter Fourteen? Who participates in the ritual?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of the Glade. How large is this setting? How are the Walls described that surround the Glade? What are the sections that the Glade is divided into and what is each section’s purpose?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Teresa in the novel. How old is Teresa? How does she explain her connection to Thomas? What are the immediate memories that Teresa describes after she’s awaken? Do you think that Teresa appears to be a trustworthy character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of justice in The Maze Runner. How is “theme” defined in literature? What is the relationship between themes, symbolism, and imagery? How is the theme of justice illustrated through the character of Newt? How is this theme explored in the Banishing?
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