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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. How much did the men have to chip in each for the boat rent?

2. Does Nurse Ratched punish McMurphy for the glass incident?

3. Where did McMurphy get a job picking beans?

4. What do both McMurphy and The Chief do with the answer to #159?

5. Who does McMurphy want to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What almost cancels the fishing trip altogether?

2. What are some of the ways that the men begin to bond together during the fishing trip?

3. What are some of the memories that the Chief recalls as the electroshock therapy hits him?

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

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

6. What has Chief Bromden been believing about McMurphy?

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The idea of who is the 'bull goose loony' comes up early in the story. What do you think the importance of this title is? Why do the two men vie for it? What other characters in the story might be good candidates for this title as well? What qualities do you think make up the definition of a bull goose loony?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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