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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. How does Dr. Summer describe the way Hatter is kept?

2. What does Hatter smear on her face and clothes when Dr. Summer meets her?

3. Where is the State Reformatory for Girls located?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dr. Summer enters the jail cell with Hatter and the wounded boy?

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

3. Why does Rhinehart tell Hatter the story about the witch? What purpose does it serve?

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

6. What happens when Dr. Summer finds Hatter strapped to the hospital bed in the morning?

7. How does Dr. Levering explain Hatter's punishment and how she is treated in her cell?

8. Why are Rhinehart's comments to Hatter especially hurtful to her? Based on what you have read, are Rhinehart's comments a surprise?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The reader can see that both Hatter Fox and Dr. Summer are on life journeys through this story. Choose one of these two characters and provide a synopsis of the changes they are experiencing in their lives. Include the way that each character has influenced the others' journey in your answer. Would either of them have made that same journey without the other? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the first interaction between Dr. Summer and Hatter Fox. How does this interaction set the tone for the rest of their relationship?

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