The Maze Runner

Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. Chuck (Chapter 3)

2. A Runner (Chapter 5)

3. A Griever (Chapter 6)

4. Alby (Chapter 7)

5. “Everything is going to change.” (Chapter 8)

6. Alby (Chapter 11)

7. A dead Griever (Chapter 12)

Short Answer

1. Thomas, like other Gladers, arrives not remembering much except his name. He does not know how he got to the box, and he is in a completely new place, knowing no one. (Chapters 1-2)

2. The relationship between Thomas and Gally is tense, filled with mutual dislike but for different reasons. The first time Thomas encounters Gally, Gally orders him around and tells him to call him “Captain Gally.” Later, Chuck plays a prank on Gally, but Gally catches Thomas and blames him. During this interaction, Gally reveals he saw Thomas in the Changing. At this point, Thomas does not understand all that Gally refers to, but the animosity is clear. (Chapters 3-5)

3. Usually, new people arrive once a month. Teresa arrives the day after Thomas. Also, it has always been a boy, and now a girl is in the box. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 13-16, Chapters 17-20, Chapters 21-24

Reading Check

1. The collar (Chapter 15)

2. In the ivy up on the wall (Chapter 18)

3. Cries (Chapter 22)

4. Staying alive the whole night in the maze (Chapter 22)

5. Becoming Keeper of the Runners (Chapter 24)

Short Answer

1. Newt injured his leg. He also shows fear about the Maze, suggesting he would not want to be a Runner even if he could. (Chapter 15)

2. When Thomas runs into the Maze, even though he is trying to help, Minho reacts angrily. He yells at Thomas. No one has survived the Maze at night, so Minho is convinced they will all die and that Thomas’s act was a senseless sacrifice. (Chapter 17)

Chapters 25-28, Chapters 29-32, Chapters 33-36

Reading Check

1. Gally (Chapter 25)

2. 1 day in the Slammer (Chapter 26)

3. The maps (Chapter 27)

4. 8 (Chapter 32)

5. The sun (Chapter 34)

6. Telepathically (Chapters 28-36)

Short Answer

1. When Alby tries to tell Thomas more about what he saw during the Changing, he suddenly starts choking himself, so he is unable to talk. He almost kills himself before stopping. Thomas and Newt interpret that behavior as something controlling Alby so he cannot share too much. (Chapter 27)

2. Chuck talks to Thomas about his parents, and Thomas realizes how young Chuck is. From that moment, Thomas becomes more protective of Chuck, vowing to help him return home. (Chapter 30)

Chapters 37-40, Chapters 41-43, Chapters 44-48

Reading Check

1. She is thrown in the Slammer. (Chapter 37)

2. The letter F (Chapter 42)

3. FLOAT, CATCH, BLEED, DEATH, STIFF, PUSH (Chapter 45)

Short Answer

1. Thomas wants to recover his memories, so he gets strung by the Griever on purpose. He isolates himself before doing so, so others do not suspect his plan. (Chapter 46)

2. The Maze tests how people react to the challenges. It also pushes people to see if they give up hope. The Gladers need to survive, work together, make difficult choices, decipher the code, and escape. Thomas reveals this after going through the Changing. (Chapter 48)

Chapters 49-52, Chapters 53-56, Chapters 57-60, Chapters 61-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. He helped build the Maze. (Chapter 50)

2. Into the Griever Hole (Chapter 50)

3. Alby (Chapter 55)

4. Chuck (Chapter 57)

5. 21 (Chapter 58)

6. Chuck (Chapter 59)

7. She is also working for the Creators. (Epilogue)

Short Answer

1. Alby has gone through the Changing and remembers about the world outside the Glade and Maze. He alludes to how horrible it is there with the Flare. He finally admits to burning the maps so they could not leave. (Chapter 51)

2. Many Gladers fight the multiple Grievers to make a path for Thomas, Teresa, and Chuck to run through. Then, they jump into the Griever Hole, which Minho marked with vines. Once in the hole, they put in the code to stop the Grievers. (Chapter 56)

3. The Flare sparked a horrible disease and continues to devastate the world. The adults outside the Maze were testing the Gladers with their experiences in the Maze, so they can use them to survive the world with the Flare. (Chapters 60-Epilogue)