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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Hatter Fox at the beginning of the story?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

2. What time does Dr. Summer return to the Reformatory?
(a) 11 o'clock in the morning.
(b) Two o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Noon.
(d) 8 o'clock in the morning.

3. Why does Dr. Summer withdraw his offer to stay and help Hatter?
(a) He is fed up with the bureaucratic rules of the Reformatory.
(b) He is concerned that Hatter will attack him again.
(c) He feels that he cannot help her if she will not communicate with him.
(d) He has a fight with Claude.

4. What does Dr. Summer receive when he gets back?
(a) Letters from the local jail.
(b) Letters from Hatter's parents.
(c) Letters from the police chief.
(d) Letters from the State Reformatory for Girls.

5. Who does Dr. Summer stay with while he is gone?
(a) His brother.
(b) A girlfriend.
(c) An artist friend.
(d) His mother.

6. Why does Dr. Summer decide to leave for a few days?
(a) He is asked to leave for a few days by his boss.
(b) He is disturbed by the violence involved in his job.
(c) He has to care for a sick family member.
(d) He is recovering after Hatter attacks him.

7. What does Dr. Summer request for Hatter after lunchtime?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) A clean dress.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Warm water.

8. In broad terms, what is this story about?
(a) Alienation.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Isolation.
(d) All of the above.

9. Where does Dr. Summer go after leaving the Reformatory?
(a) He goes back to his friend's house.
(b) He returns to Santa Fe.
(c) He checks into the local hotel.
(d) He drives around trying to figure out what to do.

10. What weapon does Hatter use to injure Dr. Summer?
(a) A knife.
(b) A syringe.
(c) A pen.
(d) A pipe.

11. What does Dr. Summer tell the Reformatory psychiatrist about Hatter Fox and Claude?
(a) Dr. Summer insinuates that Claude is beating Hatter for no reason.
(b) Dr. Summer insinuates that Hatter and Claude are siblings.
(c) Dr. Summer insinuates that Hatter and Claude have a relationship.
(d) Dr. Summer insinuates that Hatter has been raped.

12. What does Hatter do when Dr. Summer attempts to talk to her?
(a) She refuses to speak to him at all.
(b) She chants in a low voice.
(c) She cries and apologizes.
(d) She confides in him.

13. Where does Dr. Summer meet Hatter?
(a) In a group home.
(b) None of these.
(c) In the medical clinic.
(d) At a local jail.

14. On what documents is the story based or built from?
(a) The clinic files on Hatter along with Dr. Summer's brief interactions with her.
(b) None of these.
(c) Dr. Summer's notebooks and notes on Hatter.
(d) Hatter's diary.

15. Why does Dr. Summer choose to stay where he does at the Reformatory?
(a) So he has somewhere to take Hatter away from the Reformatory.
(b) So he can build Hatter's trust.
(c) To cause as little trouble as possible.
(d) None of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hatter refuse to wear?

2. On what condition does the Reformatory psychiatrist agree to let Dr. Summer return and stay where he wishes?

3. From whose perspective is this story written?

4. How does the psychiatrist explain Hatter's extreme punishment?

5. What fuels Dr. Summer's renewed drive to reach Hatter?

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