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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 do they not have enough of?

2. Who begins to flirt with the nurses?

3. What does McMurphy do, even as they are hooking him up to the machines?

4. What causes the delay of the trip?

5. Who has Billy been sleeping with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the nurse do when the basketball 'accidentally' breaks the nurse's station window again?

2. What do McMurphy and the Chief do when the attendants try to get George to use soap in his shower?

3. What is Nurse Ratched's reaction to the window that McMurphy breaks?

4. What does McMurphy do to Chief Bromden that makes the Chief upset about McMurphy always 'winning things'?

5. 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?

6. What almost cancels the fishing trip altogether?

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

8. Why has Chief Broom been saving up gum?

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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