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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Summer think he sees outside in the facility courtyard?

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

3. What information does Dr. Summer use to form his initial opinion of Hatter?

4. Where does Hatter injure Dr. Summer?

5. Why does the psychiatrist say it is pointless for Dr. Summer to see Hatter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Claude react when Dr. Summer says that he wants to be alone with Hatter? Why?

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

3. What evidence does the reader have that Hatter Fox is clever and strong? Is there evidence that she is criminal and hopeless?

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

5. What does Hatter's tale of the old woman ghost demonstrate to Dr. Summer?

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

7. How is Dr. Summer's meeting with Hatter the second time in the Reformatory different from the first?

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

9. What is this story about? Where does it take place? Who are the main characters?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are prejudices and stereotypes expressed against Indians throughout the story. However, are there prejudices or stereotypes expressed against other groups? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What impact does finding Hatter in the "dog house" at the State Reformatory have on Dr. Summer? What reasons is Dr. Summer given for this treatment? In Dr. Summer's opinion, does the punishment fit the crime?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the story Rhinehart tells Hatter in the infirmary and the ritual that Dr. Summer and Rhinehart perform with Hatter?

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