What is the “Friday-night ringing” the Chief hears in his head?

Excitement because McMurphy is about to do something brave

Which of the following does the Chief believe is an example of the Combine at work?

All the new houses look the same

McMurphy stops his battle with Nurse Ratched when

He realizes she can keep him there forever

Which of the following incidents from the story is an example of irony?

Most acutes are voluntary, while McMurphy is forced

Who directed One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest

Randell McMurphy, Milos foreman

Which of the following statements about McMurphy is unquestionably true?

lead a tough life with many fights, but his laugh is real

The fishing trip is good for the men because

they laugh & regain some lost courage.

Nurse Ratched keeps McMurphy on the ward after he pretends to watch the world series b/c

she knows if she moves him, he will then become a martyr

Which is NOT a way McMurphy tries to fluster Nurse Ratched with little rebellions?

Licking his lips over and over in a suggestive way

The orderlies abuse the patients by

cramming food into the chronics’ mouths, sexually abusing the men with thermometers

Cheswick and Billy both commit suicide because

they cannot go back to being“rabbits.”

Which does NOT show the theme that sometimes rules need to be broken so a person can grow?

The Chief makes everyone think he is deaf and dumb

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1
What is the “Friday-night ringing” the Chief hears in his head?
Aftershocks from Electric Shock Therapy
Excitement because McMurphy is about to do something brave
Church bells symbolizing the rules of society
The boys playing High School football and his lost youth
2
Which of the following does the Chief believe is an example of the Combine at work?
The Indians are beginning to fish for salmon again
He tells a Mexican he is a professional wrestler
All the new houses look the same
He regains his ability to speak and hear
3
McMurphy stops his battle with Nurse Ratched when
He realizes she can keep him there forever
He learns about Electric Shock Therapy
Cheswick commits suicide
He wins enough money gambling
4
Whom does McMurphy blame for the situation at the hospital?
The voluntary inmates
Nurse Ratched
The orderlies
The doctors
5
Who Produced Cuckoo
Michael Douglas
Milos Foreman
Sam Warner
Kirk Douglas
6
The Chief first feels deaf and dumb
after seeing his father drink himself to death
while in the army
after his first electric shock therapy
as a child on the reservation
7
What does McMurphy promise the Chief if the Chief will agree to lift the control panel?
to give the Chief half of the profits from the wagers
to make the Chief big again
sex with Candy
all the whiskey he can drink
8
The geese the Chief sees outside the hospital window symbolize
freedom
Nurse Ratched’s power over the male patients
the idea that it is natural for a man to be an individual.
the Chief’s retreat from reality
9
Which of the following incidents from the story is an example of irony?
Vera Harding is comfortable with her sexuality
Most acutes are voluntary, while McMurphy is forced
Nurse Ratched is friends with Billy Bibbit’s mother
The Chief’s mother is a white woman
10
Who directed One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest
Randell McMurphy
Milos foreman
Michael Douglas
Alfred Hitchcock
11
Which of the following statements about McMurphy is unquestionably true?
psychopath: because he lacks judgment & actsimpulsively
a con man who acts only for his own selfish gains
lead a tough life with many fights, but his laugh is real
secretly in love with Nurse Ratched
12
Sefelt refuses to take his seizure medication because
it tastes like chalk
the medicine does not work
he does not want to look old
he wants to die
13
The fishing trip is good for the men because
they laugh & regain some lost courage.
they become more manly by verbally harassing a young girl.
the Chief talks for the first time.
catching fish teaches them to be a team.
14
Nurse Ratched keeps McMurphy on the ward after he pretends to watch the world series b/c
other staff members side with McMurphy
she truly wants what is best for McMurphy
she knows if she moves him, he will then become a martyr
she is secretly in love with McMurphy
15
Which is NOT a way McMurphy tries to fluster Nurse Ratched with little rebellions?
Making crude remarks about her breasts
Writing rude messages on toliet seats
Writing nonsense in the log
Licking his lips over and over in a suggestive way
16
The orderlies abuse the patients by
playing "bumper cars" with the chronics
cramming food into the chronics’ mouths
stealing money and cigarettes from their rooms
sexually abusing the men with thermometers
17
Cheswick and Billy both commit suicide because
they cannot go back to being“rabbits.”
They can't live with the idea of leaving the hospital
Nurse Ratched makes their lives miserable b/c of McMurphy
18
What are the first words the Chief uses?
"gum?"
"stop"
"thank you"
"I am big"
19
Which does NOT show the theme that sometimes rules need to be broken so a person can grow?
Rule-free Monopoly
Taking the boat for a joyride
The Chief makes everyone think he is deaf and dumb
Sneaking Candy into the Ward for Billy
20
She is called “Ratched” and “Big Nurse” because
“Ratched” sounds like the tool called a “ratchet.”
She uses her curves and large bust to sexually tease the men
Both Authority & the Tool
Chief thinks a lot of authority = physically large

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