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

2. What does Hatter refuse to wear?

3. Where is the State Reformatory for Girls located?

4. Where does Hatter injure Dr. Summer?

5. Who summons Mango to help Dr. Summer settle into his new cottage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Dr. Summer's meeting with Hatter the second time in the Reformatory different from the first?

3. Why is Dr. Summer surprised at what happens after Hatter's screaming fit?

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

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

6. Why are Hatter and Dr. Summer allowed to stay and work in the infirmary? How does Hatter respond to this change?

7. Why is Hatter forced to leave her first job in Santa Fe? What theme does this follow in the book?

8. How do the administrators react to the attack on Hatter? How does Dr. Summer react?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What risks are there by Dr. Summer taking Hatter out of the Reformatory for the day? Based on what you have read in the book so far, is he making a wise choice? Support your answer with facts from the book.

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