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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest TEACHING UNIT
7. Cheswick and Billy both commit suicide because
A. once they have tasted what it is like to be strong men, they cannot go back to being
“rabbits.”
B. McMurphy makes Nurse Ratched so mad she takes her anger out on them, and
makes their lives miserable.
C. they cannot live with the knowledge they are never going to leave the hospital.
D. they have had so much EST that they can no longer function as men.
8. Nurse Ratched decides to keep McMurphy on the ward after McMurphy defies her
authority when he pretends to watch the world series on TV because
A. Dr. Spivey and the other staff members side with McMurphy.
B. she is secretly in love with McMurphy and cannot bear to have him removed from
the ward.
C. she knows if she moves him to Disturbed, he will then become a martyr to the
other patients.
D. she truly wants what is best for McMurphy, and she thinks she is the best one to
help him overcome his mental illness.
9. Which of the following incidents from the story is an example of black comedy?
A. When McMurphy first arrives on the ward, he greets everyone including the
chronics like they are normal men while skillfully avoiding the orderly with the
thermometer.
B. McMurphy cheerfully plays monopoly with the men even though Martini is having
hallucinations all through the game.
C. McMurphy is given a lobotomy because of his violent behavior.
D. Both A and B
10. “Ratched” and “Big Nurse” are appropriate names for the nurse in charge of the ward
because
A. The Chief thinks anyone who is strong or in authority is also physically large.
Therefore, he refers to Nurse Ratched as the “Big Nurse.”
B. “Ratched” sounds like the tool called a “ratchet.” This name is appropriate because
Nurse Ratched is a tool used by society to force the mental patients to conform to
society’s rules.
C. Nurse Ratched is a tall, large-busted woman who uses her womanly curves to
sexually tease the men.
D. Both A and B
11. McMurphy stops his battle with Nurse Ratched when
A. the Chief tells him about Electric Shock Therapy.
B. McMurphy realizes Ratched has enough power to keep him in the hospital indefinitely.
C. Cheswick commits suicide.
D. the Chief lifts the control panel, winning McMurphy enough money that he does not
think he needs to continue the battle.
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