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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hatter react to Dr. Summer when he offers her something to drink?
(a) She attacks him again.
(b) She yells at him to leave her alone.
(c) She is completely unresponsive at first.
(d) She listens and speaks to him softly.

2. During what time period does this story take place?
(a) The mid 1960s.
(b) The early 1980s.
(c) The early 1970s.
(d) The late 1980s.

3. What does Hatter do as Dr. Summer is attempting to leave?
(a) She jumps on him, gripping him with her legs so he cannot leave.
(b) She claws his face.
(c) All of these.
(d) She jumps on his back.

4. What seems to be the motivation behind the head of the reformatory helping Hatter?
(a) His flawless record of rehabilitation.
(b) He has been told he has no choice but to try to reform her.
(c) None of these.
(d) A real concern for Hatter.

5. What does Mango do to help Dr. Summer get settled?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Mango shares the rules with Dr. Summer.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Mango makes Dr. Summer's bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Summer beg Hatter to eat lunch in her cell?

2. What does Dr. Summer request for Hatter after lunchtime?

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

4. Where does Dr. Summer go after leaving the Reformatory?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Hatter visibly nervous about being at the diner near the University?

5. What does Rhinehart tell Dr. Summer about Hatter's wounds? Is there evidence that the wounds are the cause of her illness? Why or why not?

6. How does Dr. Summer react to Hatter's death?

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

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

9. What evidence does the reader have that Hatter Fox is clever and strong? Is there evidence that she is criminal and hopeless?

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

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