Characters
Setting
Vocabulary
Events
Big Ideas
100

Who is the main character of the novel?

Thomas

100

What is the name of the place where the boys live?

The Glade

100

What do the boys call a newcomer?

Greenie/Green Bean

100

How does Thomas first arrive to the Glade?

The Box/Elevator

100

What is the genre of The Maze Runner?

Dystopian/Sci-fi

200

Who is the leader of the Glade?

Alby

200

What are the giant walls outside of The Glade called?

The Maze

200

What are the creatures rumored to be in the Maze called?

Grievers

200

What does Thomas remember about his life?

His First Name

200

Why does Thomas start to feel uneasy toward the end of Chapter 5?

He feels like he has been in the Glade before/ everything feels familiar

300

Who serves as Thomas' tour guide (and his only friend)?

Chuck

300

What is unusual about the walls of the maze?

They move/shift every night

300

What do the monsters in the Maze do when you are caught?

"sting"

300

What happens at sunset everyday to the doors of the Glade?

They close

300

What job does Thomas want in the Glade?

Runner

400

Which Glader seems to dislike Thomas immediately?

Gally

400

What comes out of the ground to bring new Gladers?

The Box/Elevator


400

What do the Gladers call the boys who explore the Maze each day?

Runners

400

Who helps Thomas out of The Box?

Alby and Newt

400

Why does Gally dislike Thomas?

He thinks he knows him from "The Changing"

500

Who is the second-in-command?

Newt

500
About how many boys live in the Glade when Thomas arrives?

50-60

500

What does "shank" mean when the boys use it?

Friend

500

What does Thomas do that causes Gally to get mad at him?

Scares him at the bathroom.

500

What does Thomas see when he goes upstairs where the boy (Ben) was screaming?

He is covered in bruises and scratches from Grievers