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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 causes the delay of the trip?

2. How much money does Candy need for the trip to the ward?

3. What does the nurse give to McMurphy?

4. What does McMurphy do after the event in #177?

5. Who does McMurphy want to see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What does McMurphy ask of Chief Broom as they are sharing stories of their lives?

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

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

8. What has Chief Bromden been believing about McMurphy?

9. In response to the vetoing of his day pass, what does McMurphy do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chief Bromden is an interesting character in this story. Not only has he been in the ward for a long time, but he is also the one responsible for narrating the story. Pretending to be deaf and mute, he has access to more information than the other characters in the story. Why do you think Chief Broom, as he comes to be known, has pretended for so long? Why does he feel safe talking to McMurphy eventually? Do you think the staff knew of his charade? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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