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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 go to the jail after being released from the hospital?

2. From whose perspective is this story written?

3. What does Dr. Summer believe is killing Hatter Fox?

4. Where is Hatter when Dr. Summer sees her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Summer help Hatter do once they are in Santa Fe?

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

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

4. How does Hatter surprise Dr. Summer the night he returns to the reformatory? How does Dr. Summer feel about the occurrence?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Dr. Summer first meet Hatter? What is she doing?

10. What happens to break Hatter's calm demeanor and the pleasant mood during Christmas Eve dinner?

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

What drives Dr. Summer to return to the Reformatory to help Hatter? What is his plan?

Essay Topic 3

There are two blatantly prejudice comments made by Rhinehart to Dr. Summer in regards to Hatter that Dr. Summer takes offense to, but Rhinehart does not realize are offensive. What are those comments? How do these comments help the author develop the theme of prejudice?

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