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

2. How does Dr. Summer find Hatter in her cell?
(a) She is chained to the wall.
(b) She is in a straight jacket.
(c) She is standing in the corner with her wrists chained together.
(d) She is chained to her cot.

3. What does Dr. Summer believe is killing Hatter Fox?
(a) The psychiatrist's ignorance.
(b) All of these.
(c) Claude's abuse.
(d) The bureaucratic rules of the Reformatory.

4. Why is it thought that putting the girls in the "dog house" is an effective punishment?
(a) Because it is humiliating.
(b) Because it is painful.
(c) Because it makes them very upset.
(d) Because it separates the girls from the rest of the group.

5. Where is Hatter kept at the Reformatory?
(a) In a shared cell with another juvenile delinquent.
(b) The sub-basement in an isolation cell.
(c) None of these.
(d) In a community cell with three other girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Hatter Fox at the beginning of the story?

2. In what city does Dr. Summer work when he meets Hatter?

3. Who believes putting the girls in the "dog house" is an effective punishment?

4. What does Hatter do to Dr. Summer during their first meeting?

5. What does Dr. Summer do in Hatter's cell while she sleeps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence does Dr. Summer have that Hatter has been sexually abused? Based on what you have read in the book, is it reasonable to think Claude is the culprit?

2. What does Dr. Summer do to try to improve Hatter's life in the Reformatory?

3. What does Dr. Summer do when he visits Hatter in her cell at the Reformatory? Why is this surprising?

4. What happens to break Hatter's calm demeanor and the pleasant mood during Christmas Eve dinner?

5. What happens between Dr. Summer and Hatter when Hatter's lunch is brought to her? Why?

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

7. How do the administrators react to the attack on Hatter? How does Dr. Summer react?

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

9. What does Dr. Summer do once released from the hospital? Why?

10. What dilemma does Dr. Summer face on Christmas Eve?

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