maze runner
What is the name of the organization that created the Maze?
WICKED
What is a simple sentence? Give one example.
A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
How old is Mr. Joe?
34.
“The Maze walls whispered secrets to him.” What figure of speech is used?
Personification
What is the part of a story where characters and setting are introduced?
Exposition
What makes a compound sentence different from a simple one?
It has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
December 1, 1990
Identify the figurative language: “His mind was a storm of questions.”
Metaphor
What event usually begins the rising action?
The inciting incident (the main problem or conflict starts)
What is the significance of the number on each Glader’s arm after they are taken by WICKED?
It identifies their test subject number in the experiment.
Identify this sentence type: “Thomas wanted to escape, but the doors were already closing.”
Compound sentence
Mr. Joe’s last name?
Edward.
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses “like” or “as,” metaphor doesn’t.
In The Maze Runner, which event marks the climax?
When Thomas and the Gladers fight through the Griever Hole to escape the Maze.
What creature attacks the Gladers at night, and what happens if it stings you?
A Griever; you go through the Changing and recover some memories.
Identify this sentence type: “When the Maze walls started to close, Thomas sprinted faster than ever.”
Complex sentence
How tall is he?
5’11/ 180cm
“The air was thick with fear, pressing down like a blanket.” What two devices are used here?
Imagery and simile
Name all five main stages of a plot structure.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What truth about the outside world do the Gladers discover after escaping the Maze?
The world has been devastated by the Flare virus and solar flares.
Identify this sentence type: “While the Grievers attacked, Thomas fought back, and the others escaped.”
Compound-complex sentence (two independent clauses + one dependent clause)
Mr. Joe’s fav flower?
Tulip/sunflower
“WICKED’s lies were poison in their veins.” Explain the figurative meaning.
It means the lies deeply affected and corrupted them emotionally or mentally.
Explain how removing the climax from a story would affect its structure.
The story would lose its turning point — no emotional peak or main conflict resolution. It would feel incomplete.