Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

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

Reading Check

1. Who was the last boy to arrive in the Glade before Thomas?

2. What does Thomas decide he needs to be?

3. What does Newt show Thomas on his second day to warn him never to be caught in the Maze after dark?

4. Who has been in the Glade the longest?

5. What does Teresa say when she first arrives?

6. Who stops Ben from killing Thomas?

7. What does Minho report he found in the Maze?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why is Thomas disoriented as he arrives in the Glade?

2. What is the relationship like between Gally and Thomas?

3. What is different about Teresa arriving in the Glade?

Paired Resource

“A Litany for Survival”

• Audre Lorde’s poem explores fear and survival.
• Thematic connections include Memory and Identity, Sacrifice, Growing Up, and Hope.
• What connections might Thomas or others in the Glade make to the poem?

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

Reading Check

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