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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 does Chief Bromden think is speeding up time and then slowing it down?
(a) The black boys
(b) Nurse Ratched
(c) McMurphy
(d) Harding

2. To what has McMurphy dedicated his life, according to him?
(a) Poker
(b) Women
(c) Religion
(d) Booze

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one person who votes with McMurphy in favor of the World Series?

2. For whom did Chief Bromden's father make the decision he did in #65?

3. How much does McMurphy bet the other men?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What changes McMurphy's mind about the way he has been acting on the ward?

3. After Nurse Ratched tells the men about their punishment (as described in the answer to #28), what does McMurphy declare out loud?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. While the men understand McMurphy's change in behavior, what tragic event occurs that makes the ward go back to its normal routine?

9. How could Billy Bibbit be described?

10. What do the patients do when Nurse Ratched tells them to get away from the TV?

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