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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. What does Nurse Ratched ask of the patients when she tells them about #76's punishment?
2. Who does McMurphy talk to when they arrive at the place of their excursion trip?
3. Who is the one person who votes with McMurphy in favor of the World Series?
4. Who explodes irrationally at Harding?
5. Where does the Chief try to hide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is so special about Harding in relation to the rest of the patients on the ward?
2. Harding's wife comes to visit, causing everyone to see why she upsets him so much. What is McMurphy's reaction when Harding asks McMurphy his opinion of his wife?
3. 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?
4. Who is described as being alert and chipper, unlike other new admissions?
5. Who is the narrator of the story?
6. Which patients are the ones whose brains have been altered beyond repair from shock therapy and tranquilizers?
7. Why doesn't Nurse Ratched want McMurphy sent to the Disturbed ward?
8. Which patients are the ones who have the highest likelihood of being cured?
9. How does Chief describe the days in the ward?
10. What action does McMurphy take as a result of #29?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When the Chief finally decides to speak, he chooses to speak to McMurphy. This is not the only person that McMurphy helps to open up. Why do you think the patients trust McMurphy? What qualities does he possess that make him a confidant? Do you think McMurphy is actually helping in the patients' respective recoveries? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
This novel is often seen as a scathing review of mental health in the United States, and in this sense, it's quite timeless. Though facilities have changed, do you think this novel presents an accurate representation of mental health facilities today? Why or why not? What things seem like they would never happen in today's world? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Nurse Ratched runs the ward with a briskness and calmness that in enviable in many ways. However, this lack of feeling also seems to create a higher likelihood of manipulating others for her own gain. That said, do you feel Nurse Ratched might do well to have some time in a mental ward herself? Why or why not? What are her main power issues and communication issues which need to be altered in order for her to live a more loving life?
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