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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 does McMurphy declare that he wants?
(a) A book
(b) A drink
(c) A cigarette
(d) A woman

2. Are the men mad at McMurphy for his actions in #64's answer?
(a) Yes
(b) They don't see a difference
(c) No, they are sad.
(d) They are relieved.

3. What is Chief Bromden sensitive to?
(a) Cleaning solutions
(b) Energy
(c) Medications
(d) Smells

4. What does McMurphy finally suggest he will move to escape which makes the men bet against him?
(a) The wire gate
(b) The concrete floor
(c) The nurse's station
(d) The metal control panel

5. Who is allowed to be the meetings with the staff?
(a) McMurphy
(b) Chief Bromden
(c) Harding
(d) Cheswick

Short Answer Questions

1. What is EST, according to Harding?

2. Does McMurphy move the item in #40 as he says he can?

3. What does McMurphy say he will do to break out of the ward?

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

5. What do Nurse Ratched and McMurphy battle about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nurse Ratched tell the young black men to do before breakfast?

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

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

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

7. Who is the narrator of the story?

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

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

10. 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?

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