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

2. Where does Dr. Summer become a doctor when he first meets Hatter?

3. Where is the State Reformatory for Girls located?

4. Where is Hatter when Dr. Summer sees her?

5. What risks does Dr. Summer take when talking with Hatter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rhinehart find herself at the Reformatory?

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

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

4. What reason does Claude tell Dr. Summer that Hatter is chained to the cot when Dr. Summer arrives at Hatter's cell? How does Dr. Summer react?

5. How does Hatter feel about Dr. Summer's rescue?

6. How does Dr. Summer react to Hatter's death?

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

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

9. Why does Dr. Levering decide it would be good for Hatter to eat lunch in the cafeteria? What happens?

10. What story does Dr. Summer tell Rhinehart in the infirmary? Why is it important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the State Reformatory for Girls through Dr. Summer's eyes. From how he describes the institution, is the reader given the impression that this location lends itself to reform? Why or why not? How does the Reformatory itself play a role in the story?

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

Who is Mango and why does she feel so much animosity toward Dr. Summer and Hatter? As the reader, does Mango's character make you question Hatter's reform?

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