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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. Who is the president of the Patient's Council?
2. Harding and McMurphy banter to decide who the biggest ______________ is in the hospital.
3. Where does Nurse Ratched go as the men are sitting in front of the TV in silent protest?
4. Who does McMurphy talk to when they arrive at the place of their excursion trip?
5. What does Nurse Ratched suggest has happened to McMurphy as he is singing in the hallway?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does McMurphy try to help Harding after the Group Meeting?
2. What does Harding's wife do when she comes to visit?
3. Why is Chief Bromden allowed to be in the meeting room when Nurse Ratched and the other members of the medical team are having a meeting?
4. Who is the narrator of the story?
5. How could Billy Bibbit be described?
6. When McMurphy tries to get the men to agree to watch the World Series, the second vote yields more votes than the first, but why isn't it valid, according to Nurse Ratched?
7. What do the patients do when Nurse Ratched tells them to get away from the TV?
8. What is the most surprising thing that McMurphy learns as they are waiting to be tested for TB?
9. How does Chief describe the days in the ward?
10. When McMurphy rants about the state of affairs in the ward, how does Billy Bibbit respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The trips the patients take seem to be the times when the patients are the happiest. Why do you think this is the case? Is it merely because of the change of scenery or because of the trips' activities? Do you think these trips were a good idea for the patients? Why or why not? Were these trips a good idea for the nurses who allowed them? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The rumors that Nurse Ratched spreads are a part of a passive aggressive strategy to undermine McMurphy's authority in the ward. Do you think these rumors were the best possible plan? Why or why not? What other things could she have done to create a soured image of McMurphy? Why do you think Nurse Ratched prefers more subtle methods of manipulation?
Essay Topic 3
Chief Bromden doesn't realize just how big he is because of others in his life making him feel small. By the end of the book, do you feel Chief Bromden realizes his size? Why or why not? In what other ways does the Chief feel bigger? What actions demonstrate the way Chief's perception of himself and of his life has changed from the beginning of the novel?
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