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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nurse Ratched reprimand McMurphy for not letting the aides do?
(a) Take him to another ward
(b) Give him medication
(c) Take his valuables
(d) Bathe him

2. What does McMurphy grab after #80?
(a) A pack of cigarettes
(b) A bottle of pills
(c) The nurse
(d) A knife

3. Who are those whose brains have been altered beyond repair?
(a) New Admissions
(b) Chronics
(c) Acutes
(d) Toasteds

4. What is the color on the coffee cup that Chief Bromden can't believe is really Nurse Ratched's lipstick?
(a) Red-orange
(b) Fuschia
(c) Black
(d) Yellow

5. When do the lights go out on the ward?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 10:00 p.m.
(c) 9:30 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

6. Who is the young man with the speed impediment that makes him stutter?
(a) Chief
(b) Cheswick
(c) Harding
(d) Billy Bibbit

7. Does McMurphy move the item in #40 as he says he can?
(a) Yes
(b) He doesn't try
(c) No
(d) He asks someone else to move it for him

8. How much does McMurphy bet the other men?
(a) $20
(b) $10
(c) $15
(d) $5

9. How does the drowning happen, according to the explanation?
(a) The victim hit his head
(b) The victim's fingers get caught in the drain
(c) The victim didn't know how to swim
(d) The victim was held underwater

10. What is another name for the narrator of the story?
(a) Billy
(b) Chief Broom
(c) Big Nurse
(d) McMurphy

11. When does the novel begin?
(a) Monday
(b) Friday
(c) Tuesday
(d) Wednesday

12. What does Harding have that no other patient has?
(a) Sociopathic tendencies
(b) A college diploma
(c) A large bank account
(d) Hope

13. What are the men waiting around to do one Friday in the lab?
(a) Break the windows
(b) Get tested for TB
(c) Get blood drawn
(d) Take their medications

14. What is another name Chief Bromden uses for Nurse Ratched?
(a) Big Nurse
(b) The Fog machine
(c) Bossy Lady
(d) The Death

15. What does McMurphy do when the World Series is on the next day?
(a) Nothing
(b) Talks to the doctor
(c) Sits and watches the blank TV
(d) Screams and argues

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McMurphy say the previous doctor he had diagnosed him with?

2. Who are those who still have hope of being cured in the mental hospital?

3. Who is completely silent during the meeting of the staff, at least at the beginning?

4. Who else does Nurse Ratched count in the vote that makes the current vote NOT in favor of the World Series?

5. Who is always the first patient out of bed?

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