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below are not designed to guide or structure your discussion, but rather to get the ball rolling. Feel free to start with any question, to jump aroundwithout regard to the order of the questions, or to ignore the lists altogether.
    The first list of questions is for those who wish to engage in personal reflection. As Max, Zed, and Big would tell us, personal reflection is the most important aspect of growth and learning. And yet it can also be helpful to hear how others interpreted the story and what insights they drew from it. They may have focused on something you missed; you may have deciphered a certain lesson that they, too, would benefit from considering. The other lists of questions were motivated by these considerations.
    Whether you are sitting with a group of friends, in a conference room with colleagues, or in a classroom with fellow students, a discussion regarding the adventures of Max, Big, and Zed may allow you to define and refineyour own thoughts. Challenging each other’s interpretation of an episode may also lead to novel conclusions that no one person reached alone. Hearing what lessons each person drew can also encourage greater appreciation for the variety of perspectives, problems, and solutions different people have encountered in their lives.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS
FOR INDIVIDUALS
    1. Describe the key traits of Max, Big, and Zed. Which characteristics are most impressive? Which would be most useful to you if you cultivated them?
    2. Who would you most like as a boss: Max, Big, or Zed? Who would you most like as a colleague, or as someone who reports to you? As a friend? Why?
    3. Can you think of a time you walked through a wall when no one else thought it was possible? Can you think of a time you escaped from a maze when no one else thought to even pursue that objective? If so, how did you do it? If not, what has kept you from doing so?
    4. What are some of the mazes in which you find yourself today? Are they of your choosing? Would you like to escape? How can you do that in a positive, productive way?
    5. In the chapter titled “Big,” what does Big mean when he says, “That’s not the game I’m playing”? What game is Big playing?
    6. What game are you playing? Is it the right game for you?
    7. If you told Max about your life, what advice would he give you?
    8. If you told Zed about your greatest concerns or fears, what would he say?
    9. Are there mazes that you have created for other people? Are there people in your life who are pursuing paths and chasing goals that are of your design, not theirs? Is that fair or reasonable? If so, why? If not, what should you or they do differently?
    10. Who in your life would most benefit from hearing about Max, Big, and Zed? Why?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR
GROUPS AND BOOK CLUBS
    1. What are some of the mazes in which you, or people you care about, seem to be running? How would you describe these mazes? Who designed them? What keeps people running? Would they benefit from an escape?
    2. In the chapter titled “The Maze in the Mouse,” what does Zed mean when he says: “You see, Max, the problem is not that the mouse is in the maze, but that the maze is in the mouse”? Do you think this is true? If so, how does that happen? Can you think of mazes that people believe are external but that are really inside the person? How can we escape them?
    3. Max, Big, and Zed escape the maze—and each of them does it in a unique way. What traits does each mouse represent? What can we learn from the approach that each of these mice pursued?
    4. Do you think Max could have escaped the maze without Big’s help?
    5. Have you, or anyone you know, ever walked through a wall? How? What does it take? Why can’t everyone do it?
    6. What do you think of Zed’s explanation for his abilities? Does it make sense to you? Do you believe what Zed believes?
    7. Why doesn’t Zed walk through walls all the time?
    8. Do you think other