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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 are the men waiting around to do one Friday in the lab?

2. What does Nurse Ratched remind McMurphy of?

3. Who are the black boys?

4. What is taken away as a result of the World Series rebellions?

5. How much does McMurphy bet the other men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the shaving of his head upset Chief Bromden?

2. What is the cleaning crew of the mental hospital called?

3. What is the punishment for the men after the incident in #3 takes place?

4. What does Nurse Ratched tell the young black men to do before breakfast?

5. What does Harding's wife do when she comes to visit?

6. While the men understand McMurphy's change in behavior, what tragic event occurs that makes the ward go back to its normal routine?

7. How will the men be punished for the rebellious behavior they exhibited during the World Series?

8. Who is described as being alert and chipper, unlike other new admissions?

9. What does Nurse Ratched do during this meeting that unnerves the other people in the room?

10. Why doesn't Nurse Ratched want McMurphy sent to the Disturbed ward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chief Bromden doesn't realize just how big he is because of others in his life making him feel small. By the end of the book, do you feel Chief Bromden realizes his size? Why or why not? In what other ways does the Chief feel bigger? What actions demonstrate the way Chief's perception of himself and of his life has changed from the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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