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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 is bothering McMurphy now that he has gotten his way?
2. What have the men all found at the hospital?
3. What does McMurphy do to get the attention of everyone?
4. Where did McMurphy come from?
5. What does Nurse Ratched reprimand McMurphy for not letting the aides do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Nurse Ratched to fly into a rage at the start of the novel?
2. Why doesn't Nurse Ratched want McMurphy sent to the Disturbed ward?
3. 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?
4. After Nurse Ratched tells the men about their punishment (as described in the answer to #28), what does McMurphy declare out loud?
5. How could Billy Bibbit be described?
6. How does McMurphy try to help Harding after the Group Meeting?
7. What changes McMurphy's mind about the way he has been acting on the ward?
8. What has McMurphy's rebellious spirit caused the men of the ward to begin to do?
9. Who is the narrator of the story?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
The trips the patients take seem to be the times when the patients are the happiest. Why do you think this is the case? Is it merely because of the change of scenery or because of the trips' activities? Do you think these trips were a good idea for the patients? Why or why not? Were these trips a good idea for the nurses who allowed them? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
McMurphy is certainly the ringleader of many an uprising in the ward, but he's not the only one with aspirations to rebel. Why do you think the rest of the ward is silent in their treatment in the ward? What makes them fear Nurse Ratched so much? Why doesn't McMurphy fear Nurse Ratched? Do you think the other patients would have rebelled without McMurphy's stay at the ward? Why or why not?
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