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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. Why does Dr. Summer beg Hatter to eat lunch in her cell?

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

3. What does Hatter do as Dr. Summer tells her his life story?

4. What does Hatter do when Dr. Summer attempts to talk to her?

5. Why is Dr. Summer called back to the Reformatory after meeting with Hatter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what perspective is Hatter Fox told? What does this mean for the reader?

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

4. How does Hatter respond to Dr. Summer when he attempts to speak with her the first time? Why?

5. How does Hatter react to the ritual that Rhinehart and Dr. Summer perform in the infirmary? How does Dr. Summer react?

6. How does Dr. Summer react to the small piece of history that Hatter shares with him on Christmas Eve?

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

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

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

10. What does Rhinehart tell Dr. Summer about Hatter's wounds? Is there evidence that the wounds are the cause of her illness? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens when Hatter starts eating her meals in the cafeteria with the other girls? How does this impact Hatter? Dr. Summer?

Essay Topic 2

What thought process does Dr. Summer go through when ultimately deciding to return to the Reformatory? Is it a surprise that he makes this decision? Why or why not? Use examples from the story and his character in your answer.

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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