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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. Fill in the blank: 'When did they sneak that danged ________ in there? Why, that thing is a menace!"
2. Who has a date with Candy Starr, as arranged by McMurphy?
3. When is the date as described in #143?
4. Why doesn't Chief have any money?
5. What causes the delay of the trip?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when the Captain calls the number the McMurphy gives him in order to validate their liability agreement?
2. What is Nurse Ratched's reaction to the window that McMurphy breaks?
3. During the going away party, they don't really have a plan for not getting caught, so Harding steps in. What does he propose they do?
4. When McMurphy and the Chief are taken to the Shock Shop, what does the Chief vow not to do?
5. What do McMurphy and the Chief do when the attendants try to get George to use soap in his shower?
6. What almost cancels the fishing trip altogether?
7. When the men begin to talk about McMurphy and the things he does, what does Harding remind the men of?
8. What does McMurphy ask of Chief Broom as they are sharing stories of their lives?
9. What does McMurphy do as they are preparing and performing the electroshock therapy on him?
10. What does McMurphy do when the night attendants come to Chief Broom's bed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
McMurphy is certainly the ringleader of many an uprising in the ward, but he's not the only one with aspirations to rebel. Why do you think the rest of the ward is silent in their treatment in the ward? What makes them fear Nurse Ratched so much? Why doesn't McMurphy fear Nurse Ratched? Do you think the other patients would have rebelled without McMurphy's stay at the ward? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Some patients on the ward are labels Chronics because they aren't ever going to leave the ward, but is this a reasonable idea? Do you think that some mental diseases cannot be cured? Why or why not? What kinds of symptoms/signs are incurable? Or can every person return to the outside world at one point or another?
Essay Topic 3
When the Chief finally decides to speak, he chooses to speak to McMurphy. This is not the only person that McMurphy helps to open up. Why do you think the patients trust McMurphy? What qualities does he possess that make him a confidant? Do you think McMurphy is actually helping in the patients' respective recoveries? Why or why not?
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