The Maze Runner Chapter 1 -10

What is the point of view in The Maze Runner?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Why is the First Day capitalized in the text?

• It emphasizes the significance of the start of their new life. It is marked as important.

• It is a holiday for Alby and Newt

• It marks the end of their old life

• It emphasizes the terror of coming out of the box.

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What does the use of slang indicate?

• The boys are uneducated, and haven't been in school in a very long time.

• The boys have been at the Glade long enough to create their own language. Shows they are truly alone.

• The boys have a "potty" mouth because no adults are around.

• Indicates that they are trying to make the most of their situation in the Glade, and is their way of destressing.

Gally is immediately unkind to Thomas when he arrives. What motivates this characters actions?

• He has seen Thomas before during the Changing, and does not trust Thomas

• He has always been unkind, and isn't going to start being kind just because.

• He was told that day that he could not be a runner, therefore it was outside circumstances controlling his actions.

• He remembers Thomas from their old life, and knows that Thomas was not his friend.

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How are grievers described as in the book?

• A terrifying image of a man-made creature.

• A machine built to kill with long legs.

• A large, hideous, man-made spider.

• A horrific mix of animal and machine.

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What does the following quote reveal about the boys’ attitude to the maze? 

“Solve the buggin’ maze and find our way home,” (Dashner 40).

• The boys are ecstatic that they will soon solve the maze thanks to the runners and return to their families and home.

• The boys are despondent that the maze has outsmarted them, closing its doors when they want to keep solving the puzzle.

• The boys are frustrated that they have not solved the puzzle yet, to make the Glade their home forever.

• The boys are angry, and have no desire to keep living in the Glade.

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Why is the box important?

• It is how the creators communicate with the gladers.

• It brings monthly supplies to the gladers and a new glader every week.

• It brings weekly supplies to the gladers and a new glader every month.

• It is the only source of entertainment for the boys.

What does the box symbolize?

• Survival of the fittest.

• Being reborn again.

• Safety in the masses.

• Being in danger.

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Why does the girls message create fear and anxiety?

• The boys are afraid that the creators are turning the Glade into a female ran operation.

• Alby thinks that Thomas has something to do with this girl, thus creating fear around Thomas.

• She is the only female, and the boys do not know how to act around her.

• First, the normal schedule is interrupted. Second, the message says that she's the last glader the Glade will receive.

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The author, Dashner, makes a conscious choice to end a lot of the chapters on cliff hangers. How does that choice affect the reader?

• It creates suspense and intrigue within the reader.

• It creates frustration within the reader.

• It has no affect on the reader.

• It promotes the novel as enticing, therefore garnering more readers.

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