The Maze Runner Quizzes

The Maze Runner Quiz 1

1 What type of room is Thomas in at the beginning of the novel?
A submersible cage

A prison cell

An elevator

A pine box
2 One of the boys welcomes Thomas as he gets out of the elevator. What do the boys call the place they inhabit?
The Island

The Marsh

The Camp

The Glade
3 After finding himself in the Glade, Thomas meets the leader of the boys. What is his name?
Alby

Newt

Ralph

Toby
4 Upon meeting Thomas, Alby says that if Thomas wasn't scared on his first day Alby would do what to him?
Drown him in the Pond

Throw him off the Cliff

Sacrifice him to the Beast

Leave him in the Desert
5 Who does Newt tell Thomas to see about his sleeping arrangements?
Jason

Michael

Chuck

Fred
6 What did Thomas see scurrying in the tree branches when he first met Chuck?
A Griever

A Changeling

A Wood Troll

A Beetle blade
7 What did Chuck tell Thomas had happened to Ben?
He had been shot

He had been stung

He had been bitten

He had been infected
8 How old did Chuck guess Thomas was?
Sixteen

Thirteen

Nineteen

Fifteen
9 What did Thomas see when he entered the wooden building on the first floor?
A broken grand piano

A chandelier made of deer horn

An old photo of a woman

Scary drawings on the walls
10 What did Thomas notice about the Runners when they returned from the Maze?
They were covered with bruises.

They were all very young.

They were all exhausted and worn down.

They had lost all their hair.
11 Where was Gally when Chuck decided to play a prank on him?
In his bedroom

Climbing one of the walls

In the garden

In the bathroom
12 What did Thomas realize about Gally when he came storming out of the Homestead to chase Chuck?
He was as frightened as everyone else

He was not scared of him anymore

He was much younger than he thought

He was much shorter than he believed
13 What did Thomas reveal to Chuck before they went to sleep on Thomas's first night in the Glade?
Thomas was not his real name

He had been in the Glade before

He knew what was in the Maze

He remembered his past life
14 Who woke Thomas up early on his first morning in the Glade?
Chuck

Newt

Gally

Alby
15 What did Newt show Thomas when he took him to a window in one of the walls surrounding the Glade?
Trapped Runners

The Maze

A Griever

The Cliff
16 What did Newt tell Thomas was the purpose in life for those living in the Glade?
To found a new society

To solve the Maze and escape

To sustain the remnants of civilization

To destroy the Grievers
17 How are the Grievers described in the novel?
Fur-covered trolls with horns

A mix of machine and animal

Slithering snake-like demons

Ghostly apparitions that disappear and reappear
18 Thomas is convinced that his purpose in the Glade is to do what?
Become a Runner

Climb down the Cliff

Teach the boys to fight

Become the new leader
19 How often does new boy arrive in the Glade?
Once a month

Once every season

Once a week

Once a year
20 Which of the following is NOT a section of the Glade?
The Homestead

The Deadhead

The Carnage Hut

The Garden
21 What are the Runners attempting to do when they rendezvous in the concrete bunker in the Courtyard?
Map the layout of the Maze

Comparing intelligence on the Creators

Decipher the code transmitted by the Beetle Blades

Share tips on defeating the Grievers
22 When the alarm sounds in the Glade, it generally signals that what is happening?
A Griever has stung a Runner

A new boy is about to arrive

A fire has broken out in the Homestead

The Glade is under attack
23 What did Chuck tell Thomas had happened to a boy who attempted to climb down the hole with a vine?
He was cut in half by an unseen force

He was caught and turned into a monster

He fell to his death and was never found

He was trapped when the doors closed on him
24 What was unusual about the latest arrival in the Glade?
It is a girl

It is a robot

It is an infant

It is an adult
25 How does the author describe the girl who came up in the Box?
She has short hair and a scar on her cheek

She has blonde hair and hazel eyes

She has dark eyes and brown hair

She has black hair and pale skin

The protagonist feels trapped and wants to escape. When/how does Thomas show his desire to escape the Glade? In dialogue

Thomas wants all the Gladers to escape one day. For example Thomas reflects on Chuck's death, telling Teresa about the promise he made to him. Thomas's characterization as a savior of the Gladers and the resulting guilt he experiences when he is...

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How does Minho react to the major change in the Gladers' enviroment?

Minho reacts by immediately going back to study the maps they've been making along the way. Thomas is shocked that he didn't tell Alby and Newt first, but Minho takes charge. As a runner, he wants to check everything thoroughly.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/28/2017 11:08 PM

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What do the words stamped into the stone of the walls suggest about the world outside the maze? What might it suggest about why the boys are in the Glade?

Chapter please?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/13/2018 2:23 PM

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The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

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