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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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The orderlies like to make fun of who?

A

Chief Bromden

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Chief’s been fooling everyone in the asylum to think that he’s what?

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Deaf

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3
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Who is “Big Nurse”?

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Nurse Ratched

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Why is Nurse Ratched instantly angry when she sees the orderlies?

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Because she knows exactly what they are talking about

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5
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What must have God given Nurse Ratched by mistake?

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Big Breasts

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Why does Chief say Nurse Ratched is bitter?

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Because she is not perfect

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7
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Who does Nurse Ratched say the orderlies should shave first?

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Chief Bromden

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8
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Where does Chief hide in order to get out of the orderlies shaving him?

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The Mop Closet

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9
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What memory does Chief go back to when in the mop closet?

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When he went hunting with his father and how his father was going to shoot the bird

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What does Chief hallucinate Ratched doing while he is being shaven?

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Jamming a wicker handbag into his mouth and shoving it down with a mop handle

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Chief thinks that when he tells the story, he will feel like what?

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A lost hunting dog

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12
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What does Chief mean when he says “When the fog cleared”?

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It means he has become conscious again

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13
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Where does Chief appear after the shaving incident?

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The “Day Room”

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14
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What does BM stand for?

A

Before Medication

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15
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What is different about the new admission?

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He isn’t scared or submissive

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16
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What is the first thing that McMurphy says to the group of people in the day room?

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“Good mornin’ buddies”

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17
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What ethnicity is Chief’s dad?

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A full blood Columbian Indian

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18
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What feature of McMurphy is similar to Chief’s dad?

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His voice

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19
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Who is the first person that McMurphy begins to mess with?

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Cheswick

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20
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Why will McMurphy claim to not argue with the court when they claimed him a psychopath?

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It meant he didn’t need to do farm work

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21
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What does McMurphy say the court told him a psychopath was?

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“a guy who fights too much and fucks too much”

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22
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Is Chief a chronic or an acute?

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Chronic

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23
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Into what two groups are the Chronics divided into?

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Vegetables and Walkers

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24
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Is Chief a vegetable or a walker?

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Walker

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25
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What is the main difference between the Acutes and the Chronics?

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The Acutes are there to be fixed, the chronics cannot be fixed

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26
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Name one of the inmates who used to be an acute, but they got mangled in the shock shop?

A

Ellis

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27
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Who used to be an acute, but got lobotomized into a chronic?

A

Ruckly

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28
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Who is the oldest chronic?

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Colonel Matterson

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29
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Who has been in the ward the longest and since when?

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Chief Bromden since World War II

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30
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Why don’t the acutes hang around the chronics?

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They claim it’s because of the stench, but they really just don’t want to end up like them

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31
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Is McMurphy an acute or a chronic?

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Acute

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32
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Who does McMurphy ask who runs the show around the war?

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Billy Bibbit

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33
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Who is the top dog around the ward?

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Harding

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34
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Who is president of the Patient’s Council and always brags about his sexy wife?

A

Harding

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35
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Where does Harding (indirectly) tell McMurphy he will meet him to settle the matter once and for all?

A

Main Hall at high noon

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36
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Why does McMurphy thinks he is crazier than Harding?

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He voted for Eisenhower

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37
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Why does Harding say he’s crazier than McMurphy?

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He voted for Eisenhower twice

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38
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What does McMurphy do to one up Harding?

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Says he plans on voting for Eisenhower again this November

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39
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What does Chief worry about when he meets McMurphy?

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That he knows that he deaf act is just that, an act

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40
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What does everybody call Chief and why?

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Chief Broom because the orderlies always make him sweep

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41
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What was Chief’s dad’s occupation?

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Tribal Leader

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42
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What does Ratched call McMurphy?

A

Mr. McMurry

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43
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Why does McMurphy say that the only reason is that people remind him to follow the rules?

A

When they expect him to break them

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44
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What does Ratched think of McMurphy?

A

He is a manipulator and plans to take over

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45
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Who asks Ratched why she thinks he will take over and what is her answer?

A

Nurse Flinn, because he is insane

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46
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What is the group called that Chief thinks Ratched is part of, that is a group of controlling people who not only try to manipulate the ward, but the outside world as well

A

Combine

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47
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Ratched wats every patient to become what?

A

A wheelchair chronic

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48
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What is similar between all of the orderlies that Ratched keeps?

A

They are all black

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49
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What does Chef call the group of orderlies that Ratched keeps?

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The Black Boys

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50
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According to Ratched, the darker skinned they are, the more likely they are to what?

A

Keep the ward spotlessly clean

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51
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What order do the patients go into get shaved at 6:45?

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Acutes, the Chronics, then the Walkers

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52
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At what time do they all go back into the day room?

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7:30

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53
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What happens at 7:45?

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The orderlies move down the line of Chronics to tape catheters on those who need them

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54
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In what order do the patients get their medication at 8?

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Acutes, Chronics, Wheelers, then the vegetables

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55
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Who asks what their being required to swallow and what is their punishment?

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Taber, he is forced to spend the morning mopping latrines

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56
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At what time do the cards and puzzles come out?

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8:20

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57
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When the two orderlies catch Taber in the latrine, where do they bring him?

A

The mattress room

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58
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How is Taber brought out of the mattress rom?

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Wrapped in a damp sheet

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59
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At what time do residents come in to talk the the acutes about what they did when they were little boys?

A

9:00

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60
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Where do they take Taber on the gurney?

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The Shock Room

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61
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What time does the mail come?

A

10:00

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62
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Who gives the ladies’ club a tour?

A

Public Relation

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63
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How does Chief describes the ward humming?

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Like a cotton mill

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64
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What sport did Chief play in High School?

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Football

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65
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When Chief was talking to the girl in the mill during high school, what did he compare the cotton fluff to?

A

Fog on a Duck Hunting Trip

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66
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The ward is like a (blank) for the (blank)

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Factory - Combine

67
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What gets Ratched mad?

A

If anything keeps her operation from running perfectly smoothly

68
Q

During the first meeting, who begins to complain about how tired they are?

A

Old Pete Bancini

69
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Who goes over to sit next to Bancini?

A

Billy Bibbit

70
Q

What feature about his wife made Harding uneasy and feel inferior?

A

Her large breasts

71
Q

How old is McMurphy?

A

35

72
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What type of rape had McMurphy been accused of?

A

Statutory (No violence, just underage)

73
Q

Which part of McMurphy’s record did Ratched leave out?

A

He’s overzealous in sexual relations

74
Q

What is the doctor more interested in about McMurphy?

A

That he may be faking mental illness to get out of farm work

75
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What rule did McMurphy break when he stood up and said, “Do I look like a sane man?”

A

He is supposed to stay seated

76
Q

What is the theory of the Therapeutic Community?

A

That a guy has to learn to get along in a group before he can get along in society

77
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How do the meetings usually end?

A

With Pete getting up and saying “Im tired!”

78
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Is Old Pete and acute or chronic?

A

Chronic

79
Q

What does McMurphy begin to notice about Nurse Ratched?

A

She is the one who seems to start most of the battles between the patients

80
Q

What does McMurphy tell Harding Ratched is pecking at?

A

His balls

81
Q

How does Ratched keep the doctor in line?

A

Insinuating that he’s addicted to opiates

82
Q

What does Harding compare the Nurse and the patients to?

A

Rabbits and Wolves

83
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What are the three punishment possibilities is you resist Ratched?

A

Shipped Upstairs to the Disturbed Ward
Go to the Shock Shop
Get an Operation (Lobotomy)

84
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According to Harding, what makes you safe against Ratched?

A

Staying calm and not losing your temper

85
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What bet do the characters make at the end of Chapter 5?

A

That McMurphy cannot get under Ratched’s skin without getting punished

86
Q

The orderlies kept a man in the ward for six years who resembles who?

A

Santa

87
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What does Chief feel like when Ratched “releases the gas”?

A

Like he’s being trapped in plastic

88
Q

The fog has decreased ever since this person came into the ward

A

McMurphy

89
Q

What does McMurphy notice as he’s playing cards with the others?

A

The music

90
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Why does McMurphy begin to let the patients win while playing cards?

A

They begin to get scared

91
Q

Who does Ratched warn that McMurphy is a sex maniac?

A

Nurse Pilbow

92
Q

What does Nurse Pilbow do when McMurphy gives her a big smile?

A

Drops a water pitcher

93
Q

What does Pilbow do when McMurphy comes over to help her pick up the water pitcher?

A

Holds up a cross

94
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What does McMurphy have on his shorts?

A

Big white whales and red eyes

95
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Who gave McMurphy his shorts and why?

A

A woman because she said he was a symbol

96
Q

Why does McMurphy tell Chief to get into bed?

A

The orderlies are coming

97
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What does McMurphy realize about Chief after he jumps into bed when he tells him the orderlies are coming

A

That he is faking being deaf

98
Q

How does Chief describe the night sounds?

A

Like a hydroelectric dam

99
Q

Who does Chief see get taken up by his heels?

A

Vegetable Blastic

100
Q

What comes out of Blastic when a man scalps the front of him?

A

Rust, ashes, and some wire

101
Q

What is Public Relation wearing when Chief sees him in his dream?

A

A long undershirt and a corset

102
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Public Relation has things hanging off of his corset that are attached to what?

A

Bits of hair

103
Q

What does PR do when he reaches Blastic’s body?

A

Spins one of his hands

104
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What does PR do to the rest of Blastic’s body?

A

Attaches it to is girdle

105
Q

Who is the night aide that wakes up Chief?

A

Turkle

106
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Who do Turkle and two other orderlies carry out on a stretcher?

A

Blastic

107
Q

What is McMurphy doing as he comes out of the latrine?

A

Singing

108
Q

What is the orderlies response when McMurphy asks for toothpaste?

A

That it’s ward policy to lock up the toothpaste

109
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What does McMurphy use for toothpaste?

A

Soap Powder

110
Q

What do McMurphy’s antics remind Chief of?

A

His father making fun of the government

111
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What does Ratched say to McMurphy when he comes out of the shower?

A

That he can’t wear just a towel

112
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What color uniform are the patients supposed to wear, including McMurphy?

A

Green

113
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What is McMurphy wearing under his shorts?

A

The whale shorts

114
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What does Ratched tell McMurphy after the shower incident?

A

To stop trying to show off his fine, manly physique and get into his greens

115
Q

What does Chief smell when he’s sweeping under McMurphy’s bed?

A

The smell of a man’s sweat and dirt

116
Q

How does McMurphy try and get Billy to laugh at breakfast?

A

By making up a story about them getting with prostitutes

117
Q

What does McMurphy do in the cafeteria to mock the rules?

A

Eats three bananas in front of an orderly

118
Q

What does McMurphy bet with the patients he can hit with a stick of butter?

A

The clock

119
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What does McMurphy ask Ratched while playing poker?

A

To turn the music down

120
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Why does Ratched say the acutes cannot go into another room to play blackjack?

A

Because there are not enough staff members to watch over two day rooms

121
Q

What does the doctor discover during his chat with McMurphy?

A

They went to the same high school

122
Q

Who tried to organize a carnival in the ward a few years back?

A

Taber

123
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Who said trying to make a carnival would be a great idea?

A

Cheswick

124
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What is the doctor’s suggestion in regards to the music playing?

A

He thinks they should turn the music up louder for the chronics, and bring the acute into another room with no music

125
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How many staff members does the doctor propose they have in the chronic day room?

A

One

126
Q

What unique feature did McMurphy have in his dream?

A

Iron Bolted his jaw

127
Q

When the patients play Monopoly, how much is one penny worth?

A

A Dollar

128
Q

What does McMurphy bet on with the other patients and asks Nurse Ratched to watch on TV?

A

The World Series

129
Q

Who is the only person that will vote with McMurphy on the World Series issue?

A

Cheswick

130
Q

Who half votes with McMurphy on the World Series issue?

A

Scanlon

131
Q

Who tries to explain to McMurphy why the patients won’t vote with him?

A

Billy

132
Q

When Chief imagines to be a spy, what does he hold his imaginary microphone in?

A

A mop

133
Q

Who dares McMurphy to smash his way out of the ward through the window?

A

Frederickson

134
Q

What does McMurphy bet the patients he can lift?

A

A Steel Panel

135
Q

After failing to pick up the steel panel, what does McMurphy fumble through?

A

IOUs

136
Q

What does McMurphy say as he leaves the room after failing to lift the steel panel?

A

I tried, though

137
Q

What picture does the visiting doctor push the broom past?

A

A man fly-fishing in the mountains

138
Q

What were the only things in Chief’s old hospital?

A

Walls, Chairs, and confinement jackets

139
Q

What is the visiting doctor doing in the staff room?

A

Shivering

140
Q

What does Chief accuse McMurphy of?

A

Trying to drag the patients out of the fog and into the open

141
Q

What does Chief hear rumbling into the cold storage down the storage chute?

A

Kidneys, Brains and hearts

142
Q

Who kills himself up on disturbed?

A

Old Rawler

143
Q

Where and how did Rawler kill himself?

A

Cut both nuts off and bled to death in the bathroom

144
Q

Where had Chief used a fog machine before?

A

overseas during the war

145
Q

Where did Chief find himself after yelling about the fog?

A

Shock Shop

146
Q

What does Chief overhear Ratched discussing on the phone?

A

Whether they should keep McMurphy in the ward or not

147
Q

Who does Chief see come floating out of the fog?

A

Colonel Matterson

148
Q

Who does Chief see complaining about how tired he is?

A

Old Pete

149
Q

What does Chief compare Pete’s pain to?

A

His pain from the war

150
Q

Who begins to explain how he screwed up a marriage proposal?

A

Billy

151
Q

During the war, why did Chief not help his friend who was tied to the tree?

A

He was afraid of being killed by the enemies

152
Q

What does Chief do after his father missed the buck several times?

A

Took the buck down himself

153
Q

What does Ratched ask the patients?

A

If they feel McMurphy is imposing his desires on them too much

154
Q

Who sticks up for McMurphy saying theres no harm in a vote?

A

Scanlon

155
Q

What does McMurphy refer to the patients as when he wants to put it to another vote?

A

Birds

156
Q

Which of the patient vote for the world series the second time?

A

All

157
Q

Why did McMurphy not win the vote the second time?

A

He did not get the vote of the orderlies

158
Q

Who does McMurphy try to get to vote in his favor?

A

Ellis

159
Q

Why does Chief say he raised his hand for the second vote?

A

McMurphy put a hex on him

160
Q

When he corrects himself, why does Chief say he raised his hand during the second vote?

A

On his own accord

161
Q

What does Nurse Ratched do from behind the glass?

A

Turn off the TV

162
Q

What does Ratched tell McMurphy as she comes out from behind the glass?

A

To do his chores

163
Q

Who does Ratched say by accident that McMurphy is under the jurisdiction of?

A

Her

164
Q

What do the patients do in order to get Ratched mad?

A

Sit in front of the blank TV with McMurphy

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