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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dr. Summer called back to the Reformatory after meeting with Hatter?
(a) All of these.
(b) The head of the Reformatory thinks Dr. Summer is the only one who can get through to Hatter.
(c) The head of the Reformatory wants to apologize to Dr. Summer.
(d) Hatter has asked for Dr. Summer.

2. What information does Dr. Summer use to form his initial opinion of Hatter?
(a) His first meeting with her.
(b) Her medical files.
(c) What he hears from other people.
(d) Information from her parents.

3. Where is Dr. Summer when he calls the psychiatrist at the Reformatory?
(a) He is in a bar.
(b) He is at a friend's house.
(c) He is in a restaurant.
(d) He is at home.

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

5. Who summons Mango to help Dr. Summer settle into his new cottage?
(a) Dr. Levitt.
(b) Dr. Levering.
(c) Dr. Winton.
(d) Dr. Levory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads Dr. Summer to believe that Hatter has been sexually assaulted while in solitary confinement?

2. How does Mango feel when she arrives to take Dr. Summer to the Reformatory the next morning?

3. Why is the psychiatrist disappointed by Dr. Summer?

4. Why does Dr. Summer withdraw his offer to stay and help Hatter?

5. What year does Dr. Summer meet Hatter Fox?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hatter go with Dr. Summer toward the end of the book? Why does he end up taking her?

2. What happens when Dr. Summer enters the jail cell with Hatter and the wounded boy?

3. What is ironic about the dinner that Rhinehart, Hatter, and Dr. Summer share on Christmas Eve?

4. What are the conditions under which Dr. Summer comes back to the Reformatory? What does he bring back with him and why?

5. Why is Hatter lying under her blanket in her cell? What does this demonstrate about her personality?

6. What misunderstanding do Rhinehart and Dr. Summer have at the end of their dinner in Rhinehart's apartment?

7. Why does Dr. Summer spend a day with Mango?

8. How does Dr. Levering explain Hatter's punishment and how she is treated in her cell?

9. How does Dr. Summer feel about leaving the Reformatory? How does Rhinehart feel about his leaving?

10. Why does Dr. Summer choose to leave the Reformatory?

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