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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. What did Chief Bromden's father do when he realized he could not beat the system?
(a) Left the tribe
(b) Protested the arrangement
(c) Killed himself
(d) Learned to work with it

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

3. What does Nurse Ratched put away at the end of the meeting?
(a) Her folder
(b) A piece of gum
(c) A silver pen
(d) A paper

4. What does McMurphy do as a result of the swimming trip?
(a) Chokes Nurse Ratched
(b) Tries to escape
(c) Becomes even louder and more obnoxious
(d) Stops being loud and rebellious

5. What is EST, according to Harding?
(a) The Disturbed ward
(b) Eastern Standard Time
(c) Electro Shock Therapy
(d) A new medication

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the diagnosis that the staff come to that they will put McMurphy into the Disturbed ward for?

2. Who is the overall winner of the card game?

3. Who comes to visit while the group of patients is at the library?

4. When does the Group Meeting begin?

5. Does the extra vote in #44 help McMurphy win a chance to see the World Series?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does McMurphy try to help Harding after the Group Meeting?

2. 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?

3. What is so special about Harding in relation to the rest of the patients on the ward?

4. How could the patients of the ward be described?

5. What does Harding's wife do when she comes to visit?

6. Which patients are the ones whose brains have been altered beyond repair from shock therapy and tranquilizers?

7. Why does Chief Bromden understand the sudden shift in McMurphy's behavior?

8. What is the punishment for the men after the incident in #3 takes place?

9. When Nurse Ratched tells McMurphy that he can not wear a towel when walking around in the ward, what does McMurphy do?

10. Who is described as being alert and chipper, unlike other new admissions?

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