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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 the nurse give to McMurphy?

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

3. What does McMurphy want to plan in the end?

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

5. What does McMurphy ask if the Chief can do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Captain calls the number the McMurphy gives him in order to validate their liability agreement?

2. What does McMurphy do as they are preparing and performing the electroshock therapy on him?

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

4. What does Billy maintain in terms of his opinion of McMurphy?

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

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

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

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

9. What does McMurphy do when the night attendants come to Chief Broom's bed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story of McMurphy's childhood years shows the reader that he was not always as strong as he now is, that he had to learn that the only person who would take care of him was himself. Do you agree with this statement? Do you think this is a healthy mental state to live in or an unhealthy mindset? Why or why not? If McMurphy hadn't been ignored as a child, do you think he would have figured out the lesson on his own? Or do people need something horrible to happen before they can learn some lessons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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