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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. Where is Hatter when Dr. Summer sees her?

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

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

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

5. What time does Dr. Summer return to the Reformatory?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Dr. Levering and Dr. Winton convince Dr. Summer to help Hatter? What really convinces Dr. Summer?

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

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

7. How does the local Navajo group at the University hurt Hatter? Why does it hurt her?

8. What happens to Dr. Summer as he paces in Hatter's cell while she sleeps?

9. Why is Dr. Summer called back to the Reformatory after Hatter attacks him?

10. How is Dr. Summer able to relate to Hatter better than anyone else is?

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

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

Hatter tells Dr. Summer several horrifying stories of her childhood. In fact, the stories seem to get worse the more he finds out. Is there any evidence in the story that Hatter is not being honest with Dr. Summer? Are there any bright points to Hatter's past?

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