One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The day room is divided into how many sides?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) One

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

3. What does Harding ask McMurphy after Harding's wife leaves?
(a) What McMurphy thinks of her
(b) Whether she is as pretty as he thinks she is
(c) Whether McMurphy will kill her
(d) Whether Harding should leave her

4. What is one of McMurphy's nicknames?
(a) Ghengis Khan
(b) Mack
(c) Napoleon
(d) Towel man

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McMurphy do to get the attention of everyone?

2. What does McMurphy bet he can do in #24?

3. Who is allowed to be the meetings with the staff?

4. Why is Chief Bromden in the meeting room?

5. Where does Nurse Ratched go as the men are sitting in front of the TV in silent protest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Chief describe the days in the ward?

5. Who is the narrator of the story?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Nurse Ratched do during this meeting that unnerves the other people in the room?

(see the answer keys)

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