Maze Runner - Chapters 37-38

What is the 'impossible' and terrifying news Alby shares that changes everything for the Gladers in Chapter 37?

• The Grievers have disappeared.

• The Maze has started to collapse.

• The Doors to the Maze did not close at sunset.

• The Glade is no longer safe during the day.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What can the reader infer about the Gladers’ strategy for surviving the night in Chapter 37?

• They are planning to fight the Grievers in the Maze.

• They are attempting to turn their living quarters into a defensive bunker.

• They are trying to escape the Maze entirely.

• They are hiding in the forest to avoid detection.

Choose one sentence that best supports the answer in Part A.

• The Gladers decided to sleep outside as usual.

• Alby had made it clear they could take no chances: they’d make the Homestead their fortress, and must do whatever it took to defend it.

• The Grievers were not expected to attack the Homestead.

• The Gladers were confident the Maze would protect them.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

During the meeting in Chapter 38, what surprising choice does Alby make regarding his role in the Glade?

• He decides to lead the group into the Maze.

• He insists on fighting the Grievers alone.

• He asks to be removed from leadership entirely.

• He admits he is 'screwed up' and tells Newt and Minho to make the decisions.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of these sentences belongs in a summary of Chapter 38?

• Alby asks to be put in charge of the Maps and leaves the safety of the Homestead to go to the Map Room alone.

• The Gladers decide to abandon the Homestead and move into the Maze.

• Newt and Minho argue about the best way to defend the Glade.

• Thomas discovers a new clue about the Maze.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In Chapter 38, the narrator notes that after Newt yells at Alby to stop being a coward, Alby 'didn't look in the least bit reprimanded or remorseful.' Based on the context, what does the word 'reprimanded' mean?

• Praised or complimented.

• Formally scolded or rebuked.

• Encouraged or motivated.

• Ignored or dismissed.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

At the very end of Chapter 38, a sudden event shocks the Gladers hiding in the upstairs room. What is it?

• A Griever breaks into the room.

• The windows shatter from an explosion.

• The door to their room whips open and Gally stands there, looking crazed.

• The ceiling collapses, forcing them to flee.