1 Who is Jorge? A Crank in the Scorch The only boy in Group B The Rat Man behind the Flat Trans The first member of the Gladers to die in the Scorch 2 Where does Thomas first meet Aris? In the cave in the mountains where he is sent to die In the first hut in the Scorch In Teresa's room in the WICKED facility As he walks through the Flat Trans 3 Why does Teresa lead Thomas in the mountains to the cave? She hates Thomas for everything he's done to her She has to make him feel betrayed She wants to take Thomas all to herself WICKED has control over her mind 4 How do Gladers die in the tunnel to the Scorch? Some of the Gladers are secretly WICKED officials Cranks are hiding in the tunnel Some of the Gladers are secretly Cranks A slicing mechanism falls from the ceiling 5 What is the psychological effect of the Rat Man telling the Gladers that they have the Flare? This makes them doubt each other This makes them doubt the environment around them This moves the Gladers forward desperately This makes them trust WICKED completely and immediately 6 Why is the Rat Man the "Rat Man"? He is never seen without a pet rodent He is a tattletale He appears like a rat He treats the Gladers like "rats" 7 Why does WICKED use the hanging bodies and the brick wall in the facility, before the Gladers go to the Scorch? To teach the Gladers not to trust their eyes To show the rescuers what happens to those who try to help the Gladers To show off their advanced mechanisms and resources To teach the Cranks to stay away from WICKED 8 Why is Thomas unable to trust Teresa at the end of the book? He sees that Aris is more important to Teresa She has a rebellious nature against WICKED that he cannot trust He slowly realizes that their friendship was completely built on lies about her past She made him feel utterly betrayed in the mouuntains 9 How does Brenda make Thomas feel, most of the time? Confused Dizzy Frustrated Dreamy 10 What is the Scorch? The destroyed Maze The mountains surrounding the WICKED facilities A ravaged landscape The code name for the WICKED headquarters 11 How does Thomas feel about Minho's leading abilities? He knows that Minho is too rash He trusts Minho only with negotiation He is wary of Minho's abuses of power He trusts Minho with the entire group 12 What psychological effect do the neck stamps have on the Gladers? They know that it is all a fluke or trick They laugh at the ridiculous branding process WICKED had to use It is something that they completely disregard It gives them a feeling of inescapable fate 13 Who is Thomas able to speak to telepathically unexpectedly? Jorge Aris Newt Minho 14 Why does Jorge almost kill all of the Gladers? Minho is rash in his actions in fighting Jorge Thomas says all of the wrong key words to Jorge Teresa makes fun of the way Jorge speaks Thomas attacks Jorge telepathically 15 Why do Thomas and Brenda travel aboveground in the Scorch? Thomas knows that this is the straightest way to avoid capture WICKED forces them to travel aboveground They try the underground passage and are attacked by Cranks Brenda knows that WICKED monitors the underground passages 16 What is the reason for the existence of Group B? To make the two groups compete against each other in the Maze To find other candidates in a mostly-female setting To find other candidates in a mostly-male setting To make the two groups compete against each other in the Scorch 17 What do Thomas and his friends expect to find at the Safe Haven? A Berg waiting to take them away They do not know what to expect A large capsule with the Cure contained inside it More monsters to fight off 18 What do Thomas and his friends find at the Safe Haven? Grievers already present at the site A large capsule with the Cure contained inside it A Berg waiting to take them away A stick with the words "Safe Haven" attached 19 What does Thomas think was the purpose of his being shot in the shoulder? He thinks that WICKED wanted to collect evidence from the rust in the bullet He realizes that this was part of WICKED's plan all along He thinks that WICKED wanted an excuse to examine the shooter He realizes that this was not in WICKED's original plan 20 Where does Thomas see Teresa for the first time after her disappearance from the rescue facilities? In a shack in the Scorch At the Safe Haven In the mountains Underground of the city in the Scorch 21 What does the Rat Man tell the Gladers about their need to get to the Safe Haven? The Rat Man is infected with the Flare and will chase them The Gladers are all infected with the Flare WICKED is good, and the Safe Haven is where WICKED is Cranks are already loose after them 22 What is the last thing that Teresa tells Thomas at the end of the book? "You have the Flare" "You are Immune" "A storm is coming" "WICKED is good" 23 Why does Thomas feel pained at seeing Teresa before entering the city? She pulls away from him, and seems to be struggling against WICKED's controls He remembers all of the terrible things that she has done to him She reminds him too much of the Maze, and of WICKED He remembers all of the terrible things that he has done to her 24 What happens at the Safe Haven location after all of the subjects arrive for a small while? Monsters emerge from chambers to fight them A Berg shoots darts at them Grievers appear out of nowhere Jorge goes insane and starts killing people 25 Who is Brenda? Aris's best friend from Group B A Crank from the city who is good friends with Jorge A Crank from the city who hunts Thomas through the city A worker from WICKED who has been sent to kill Thomas
