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QVIC – The Maze Runner
Chapters 21-40
Questions: Create three higher level questions after
reading this section/ chapter:
Vocabulary: Complete the following:
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Syllables:
Part of Speech:
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Definition:
Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
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Word #2:
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Syllables:
Part of speech:
Definition:
3.
Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
Imagery/Figurative Language: Find three examples. Label
Connections: Use one of the following connections text to
the type, write the sentence/phrase, and page number.
text, text to self, or text to world. Be sure to include which
type of connection and how it connects to you.
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Student Response
Discussion Questions: Answer each question in a complete sentence
using evidence from the book to
prove your answers. Provide a quote for each answer!
1. Thomas’s survival of the maze can be considered a “rebirth” of sorts. Explain how Thomas may have
been “reborn.”
2. What character traits does Thomas display when he is confronted with the Grievers? What does Thomas
do when the last Griever falls off the cliff? What does this act reveal about Thomas?
3. When Thomas returns, there are those Gladers who are impressed by what he accomplished and others
that are not so happy with him. Why do you think there are mixed reactions to Thomas’s
accomplishments? How does Thomas respond?
4. What role does Minho take on in regards to Thomas? How does Minho help Thomas? How does
Minho fit the “sage” archetype?
5. What happens when Alby tries to tell Thomas about the ‘outside’? What do you think caused this to
happen?
6. Describe what role does Thomas take on in regards to Chuck? What does Thomas promise Chuck?
What is Thomas’s new motivation?
7. When Thomas is training with Minho, he notices a plaque on the maze wall. What does this plaque say?
What does the plaque’s title suggest about what is happening on the ‘outside’?
8. What evidence suggests that the Glader’s environment is fabricated? Do you think the reaction of the
Gladers to this this change is realistic?
9. An allusion is a casual reference to another famous story or character in a book. What is allusion is
made by Thomas and Mihno when they are in the maze? What do you think this allusion foreshadows?
10. The creators changed the game that they have been playing for two years. What message are they
sending the Gladers? Why do you think they are doing this now?
11. What evidence suggests that Thomas and Teresa are meant to be together? Do you think this is all part
of the creator’s plan? Explain.
12. What characteristics of the Hero Archetype has Thomas fulfilled in this section? Use quotes to prove
your answers.
Word
Page #
Definitions
Restored
Made whole, refreshed
Interjected
To Interrupt
Defied
To go against the rules
Ruddied
To make red
Gamut
A challenge
Writhing
To twist in pain
Queasy
So to one’s stomach, nauseous
Entwined
Twisted together
Oblige
To consent or to agree
Remnant
A scrap left over
Contemplative
To think deeply
The Glade
Create a detailed and labeled map of the Glade and the Maze. Use context clues from the book as well as
inferences from the story in order to help you make this map. Chapters 1-4 should be especially helpful to you
as you work on this project. Your map should be colored in. This will be a work in progress as you read the
book and find out more information. You should include a compass rose and detailed key as well.