Exhibit A
This is the only piece of information Thomas can remember when he first wakes up in the box.
What is his first name?
What is a newcomer to the Glade?
This is the type of narration in the story and the character whose perspective we follow.
What are Third Person and Thomas?
This is why Thomas broke the number one rule - to stay out of the Maze at night.
What is helping Alby and Minho survive the night?
This is Mr. Wolf's favorite animal.
What is a Manatee?
What is Order vs. Chaos (just Order/Control/etc. will also be accepted)?
This is a big reason why the Gladers use words like "shuck" and "klunk" instead of using normal curse words in the story.
What is it represents order in their society OR what is they are isolated from the outside and would develop their own code words OR what is it is a way for the author to have the characters curse while keeping the story young adult friendly?
The author creates suspense in the story for the reader by doing this when it comes to information.
What is creating confusion and mystery by only telling us the things that Thomas knows and nothing else?
After they survive the Maze through the night, This is how Minho helps Thomas earn the respect of the others.
What is recommending Thomas to become a runner, causing the others to see him as someone who can help them escape?
This is Mr. Wolf's age.
What is 28?
This is what we can infer about the beetle blades based on the information in the text.
What is they are probably surveillance for the creators?
Thomas is using this form of figurative language when he says the Maze is a "bottomless pit of nightmares," and this is the tone his statement creates.
What is a metaphor and what is dread/hopelessness/fear?
These are two of the ways in which the creators of the Maze control the Gladers' lives.
What is surveillance (beetle blades), loss of identity (memory loss), controlled/scheduled supplies (food from the box), or trapping them in the Maze?
This is how Gally's antagonism (villain behavior) helps move the plot forward during the Gathering.
What is it helps create tension and forces Thomas to spend a day in the slammer?
This is the color of Mr. Wolf's car.
What is blue?
Thomas's goal of survival changes to a goal of responsibility for others after this conversation.
What is talking about family with Chuck at the slammer?
What is a painful serum that saves people from dying from a Griever sting, and what is gaining back some of your memories?
This is one of the major reasons it is impossible for the Runners to find an exit to the Maze.
What is the walls moving every night OR what is the code that the Maze is spelling out?
This is the major difference between Alby and Newt's leadership styles.
This is Mr. Wolf's favorite young adult book series.
What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians?