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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 say he will do to break out of the ward?
(a) Sign himself out
(b) Talk with Nurse Ratched
(c) Call a friend
(d) Break the windows

2. What does the staff call McMurphy?
(a) Superhuman
(b) A joy
(c) A non-threat
(d) A person to manipulate

3. Where does the staff want to send McMurphy?
(a) Solitary confinement
(b) Back to prison
(c) Another hospital
(d) The Disturbed Ward

4. Does the extra vote in #44 help McMurphy win a chance to see the World Series?
(a) No
(b) Yes
(c) Only for one game
(d) Only for the last game

5. Who is an epileptic?
(a) Scanlon
(b) Harding
(c) Mr. Sefelt
(d) Billy Bibbit

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McMurphy declare that he wants?

2. What does McMurphy do that flusters Nurse Ratched?

3. What is the Chief constantly afraid will swallow him and the others up?

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

5. Who is the president of the Patient's Council?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the most surprising thing that McMurphy learns as they are waiting to be tested for TB?

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

(see the answer keys)

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