The Maze Runner comprehension questions: Chapters 1-10

What point of view is the story being told in?

• First person

• Third person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

What is the main character's name?

• Alby

• Chuck

• Newt

• Thomas

What is the setting of the story?

• A factory

• The Glade

• The Gladers

• The Griever

What are the names of the two leaders the main character has met?

• Chuck and Galley

• Newt and Ben

• Alby and Newt

• Thomas and Ben

What did the main character arrive in? (How did he get to the enclosure?)

• The box

• The Glade bin

• The wooden shack

• The maze

What does Thomas want to be?

• A cook

• A leader

• A runner

• A farmer

What do the boys receive once a week?

• A new person

• Supplies

• A book

• A phone call

What was different about this shipment this month?

• There were two boys

• There was a girl

• There was three boys

• There was an animal

What do all of the boys remember about the world?

• They remember their first and last name.

• They remember how the world works.

• They remember why they are in the glade.

• The world is endless.

What did Thomas mean when he said he was "destined to live," in the Glade?

• He believed he was put in the glade for a reason.

• He was imprisoned in the glade because he did something bad.

• He wanted to go to the glade.

• He wanted to escape the Glade.