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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. Who said that he would never make his mark as the head man of the crappers?
(a) Harding
(b) Alvin
(c) Billy
(d) McMurphy

2. The day room is divided into how many sides?
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Two

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

4. Who finally raises their hand to help make for a majority?
(a) Nurse Ratched
(b) Pete
(c) Chief Bromden
(d) A chronic

5. What does Nurse Ratched remind McMurphy of?
(a) The terms of his stay
(b) His loud voice
(c) The rules
(d) His mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do until the lights go out in the ward?

2. Who explodes irrationally at Harding?

3. When does the Group Meeting begin?

4. Where is the group of patients taken as an excursion trip?

5. What does Nurse Ratched reprimand McMurphy for not letting the aides do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has McMurphy's rebellious spirit caused the men of the ward to begin to do?

2. What causes Nurse Ratched to fly into a rage at the start of the novel?

3. How will the men be punished for the rebellious behavior they exhibited during the World Series?

4. Harding's wife comes to visit, causing everyone to see why she upsets him so much. What is McMurphy's reaction when Harding asks McMurphy his opinion of his wife?

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

6. What does McMurphy see as his ticket out of the mental ward?

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

8. When McMurphy rants about the state of affairs in the ward, how does Billy Bibbit respond?

9. Which patients are the ones who have the highest likelihood of being cured?

10. What is the cleaning crew of the mental hospital called?

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