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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 is the name of the head of the Reformatory?

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

3. What does Dr. Summer tell Hatter before leaving?

4. Where is Dr. Summer when he calls the psychiatrist at the Reformatory?

5. What is the name of the psychiatrist who has asked for Dr. Summer's help?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Levering feel about Dr. Summer's presence at the Reformatory? Why?

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

5. What kind of success do Rhinehart, Dr. Summer, and Hatter have in the infirmary? Why?

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

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

8. Why is Hatter tied up and kept next to the body of a crushed girl? How does this make Dr. Summer feel?

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

10. Why has Dr. Levering called Dr. Summer to the State Reformatory? What problem does this pose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Hatter whisper to Dr. Summer as he leaves her room, leaving her in a straight jacket? What does this tell the reader about Hatter's state of mind? Is this statement a surprise? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author demonstrate how Hatter must feel being alone in solitary confinement all the time? What techniques and characters does he use?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the moment when Dr. Summer feels that Hatter is trying to communicate with him for the first time. Why does Dr. Summer feel that way? As the reader, do you see the same thing Dr. Summer sees? Why or why not?

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