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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the one who 'accidentally' drowns?

2. What are the men betting when they play cards?

3. What does Harding have that no other patient has?

4. Who is the new Admission?

5. Why does Nurse Ratched do what she does in #56?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What action does McMurphy take as a result of #29?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The many rebellions against Nurse Ratched show the characters' ability to take action when they want to, but are these rebellions the best idea? Why or why not? What are the benefits of these rebellions? What are the downsides? Can you think of any other way the characters could have dealt with the nurse's manipulations?

Essay Topic 2

The shower scene is dramatic as it shows the bonds between the men on the ward. For all of their mental health troubles, they still understand when someone is being brutalized and they know when that victim needs to be helped. McMurphy jumps in to protect George, which is understandable, but why do you think Chief Broom does too? What is the Chief really fighting when he goes after the orderlies? Why didn't anyone else help?

Essay Topic 3

McMurphy is accused of always 'winning things' as Chief Bromden puts it. What do you think this means to the other patients and to Chief Bromden? What are some of the things that McMurphy 'wins' on the ward? What are some of the things that McMurphy loses? Is it fair for McMurphy to be thought of as someone who is manipulating others? Why or why not?

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