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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. The Chief mumbles that the men are tired of seeing McMurphy "________ things."

2. Who 'accidentally' throws the basketball through the nurse's window, breaking it for the third time?

3. Who begins to flirt with the nurses?

4. Who stands a head taller than anyone else on the ward?

5. Who begins to taunt George with the idea of the bugs he could have caught on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. When McMurphy and the Chief are taken to the Shock Shop, what does the Chief vow not to do?

2. What does Chief Broom do to help save McMurphy from his new vegetative state?

3. What does McMurphy tell Billy he needs to send to Candy for her trip to see him?

4. What does Nurse Ratched finally do in order to begin to topple the reign of McMurphy?

5. What do the night attendants do to Chief Broom's bed as he is sleeping?

6. Why has Chief Broom been saving up gum?

7. During the going away party, they don't really have a plan for not getting caught, so Harding steps in. What does he propose they do?

8. What happens to McMurphy when the men are caught after the plan to not get caught doesn't occur as planned?

9. What has Chief Bromden been believing about McMurphy?

10. Why does McMurphy want a day pass from the ward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question as to whether or not McMurphy is simply manipulating the men to get what he wants is something that begins to pull the group apart. In your opinion, do you think this is what McMurphy is trying to do? Why or why not? Would it be a bad thing in either case? In the end, what does McMurphy really 'win' in the ward as a result of his actions? Anything?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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