One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Test 1 Flashcards
The orderlies like to make fun of who?
Chief Bromden
Chief’s been fooling everyone in the asylum to think that he’s what?
Deaf
Who is “Big Nurse”?
Nurse Ratched
Why is Nurse Ratched instantly angry when she sees the orderlies?
Because she knows exactly what they are talking about
What must have God given Nurse Ratched by mistake?
Big Breasts
Why does Chief say Nurse Ratched is bitter?
Because she is not perfect
Who does Nurse Ratched say the orderlies should shave first?
Chief Bromden
Where does Chief hide in order to get out of the orderlies shaving him?
The Mop Closet
What memory does Chief go back to when in the mop closet?
When he went hunting with his father and how his father was going to shoot the bird
What does Chief hallucinate Ratched doing while he is being shaven?
Jamming a wicker handbag into his mouth and shoving it down with a mop handle
Chief thinks that when he tells the story, he will feel like what?
A lost hunting dog
What does Chief mean when he says “When the fog cleared”?
It means he has become conscious again
Where does Chief appear after the shaving incident?
The “Day Room”
What does BM stand for?
Before Medication
What is different about the new admission?
He isn’t scared or submissive
What is the first thing that McMurphy says to the group of people in the day room?
“Good mornin’ buddies”
What ethnicity is Chief’s dad?
A full blood Columbian Indian
What feature of McMurphy is similar to Chief’s dad?
His voice
Who is the first person that McMurphy begins to mess with?
Cheswick
Why will McMurphy claim to not argue with the court when they claimed him a psychopath?
It meant he didn’t need to do farm work
What does McMurphy say the court told him a psychopath was?
“a guy who fights too much and fucks too much”
Is Chief a chronic or an acute?
Chronic
Into what two groups are the Chronics divided into?
Vegetables and Walkers
Is Chief a vegetable or a walker?
Walker
What is the main difference between the Acutes and the Chronics?
The Acutes are there to be fixed, the chronics cannot be fixed
Name one of the inmates who used to be an acute, but they got mangled in the shock shop?
Ellis
Who used to be an acute, but got lobotomized into a chronic?
Ruckly
Who is the oldest chronic?
Colonel Matterson
Who has been in the ward the longest and since when?
Chief Bromden since World War II
Why don’t the acutes hang around the chronics?
They claim it’s because of the stench, but they really just don’t want to end up like them
Is McMurphy an acute or a chronic?
Acute
Who does McMurphy ask who runs the show around the war?
Billy Bibbit
Who is the top dog around the ward?
Harding
Who is president of the Patient’s Council and always brags about his sexy wife?
Harding
Where does Harding (indirectly) tell McMurphy he will meet him to settle the matter once and for all?
Main Hall at high noon
Why does McMurphy thinks he is crazier than Harding?
He voted for Eisenhower
Why does Harding say he’s crazier than McMurphy?
He voted for Eisenhower twice
What does McMurphy do to one up Harding?
Says he plans on voting for Eisenhower again this November
What does Chief worry about when he meets McMurphy?
That he knows that he deaf act is just that, an act
What does everybody call Chief and why?
Chief Broom because the orderlies always make him sweep
What was Chief’s dad’s occupation?
Tribal Leader
What does Ratched call McMurphy?
Mr. McMurry
Why does McMurphy say that the only reason is that people remind him to follow the rules?
When they expect him to break them
What does Ratched think of McMurphy?
He is a manipulator and plans to take over
Who asks Ratched why she thinks he will take over and what is her answer?
Nurse Flinn, because he is insane
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
Combine
Ratched wats every patient to become what?
A wheelchair chronic
What is similar between all of the orderlies that Ratched keeps?
They are all black
What does Chef call the group of orderlies that Ratched keeps?
The Black Boys
According to Ratched, the darker skinned they are, the more likely they are to what?
Keep the ward spotlessly clean
What order do the patients go into get shaved at 6:45?
Acutes, the Chronics, then the Walkers
At what time do they all go back into the day room?
7:30
What happens at 7:45?
The orderlies move down the line of Chronics to tape catheters on those who need them
In what order do the patients get their medication at 8?
Acutes, Chronics, Wheelers, then the vegetables
Who asks what their being required to swallow and what is their punishment?
Taber, he is forced to spend the morning mopping latrines
At what time do the cards and puzzles come out?
8:20
When the two orderlies catch Taber in the latrine, where do they bring him?
The mattress room
How is Taber brought out of the mattress rom?
Wrapped in a damp sheet
At what time do residents come in to talk the the acutes about what they did when they were little boys?
9:00
Where do they take Taber on the gurney?
The Shock Room
What time does the mail come?
10:00
Who gives the ladies’ club a tour?
Public Relation
How does Chief describes the ward humming?
Like a cotton mill
What sport did Chief play in High School?
Football
When Chief was talking to the girl in the mill during high school, what did he compare the cotton fluff to?
Fog on a Duck Hunting Trip
The ward is like a (blank) for the (blank)
Factory - Combine
What gets Ratched mad?
If anything keeps her operation from running perfectly smoothly
During the first meeting, who begins to complain about how tired they are?
Old Pete Bancini
Who goes over to sit next to Bancini?
Billy Bibbit
What feature about his wife made Harding uneasy and feel inferior?
Her large breasts
How old is McMurphy?
35
What type of rape had McMurphy been accused of?
Statutory (No violence, just underage)
Which part of McMurphy’s record did Ratched leave out?
He’s overzealous in sexual relations
What is the doctor more interested in about McMurphy?
That he may be faking mental illness to get out of farm work
What rule did McMurphy break when he stood up and said, “Do I look like a sane man?”
He is supposed to stay seated
What is the theory of the Therapeutic Community?
That a guy has to learn to get along in a group before he can get along in society
How do the meetings usually end?
With Pete getting up and saying “Im tired!”
Is Old Pete and acute or chronic?
Chronic
What does McMurphy begin to notice about Nurse Ratched?
She is the one who seems to start most of the battles between the patients
What does McMurphy tell Harding Ratched is pecking at?
His balls
How does Ratched keep the doctor in line?
Insinuating that he’s addicted to opiates
What does Harding compare the Nurse and the patients to?
Rabbits and Wolves
What are the three punishment possibilities is you resist Ratched?
Shipped Upstairs to the Disturbed Ward
Go to the Shock Shop
Get an Operation (Lobotomy)
According to Harding, what makes you safe against Ratched?
Staying calm and not losing your temper
What bet do the characters make at the end of Chapter 5?
That McMurphy cannot get under Ratched’s skin without getting punished
The orderlies kept a man in the ward for six years who resembles who?
Santa
What does Chief feel like when Ratched “releases the gas”?
Like he’s being trapped in plastic
The fog has decreased ever since this person came into the ward
McMurphy
What does McMurphy notice as he’s playing cards with the others?
The music
Why does McMurphy begin to let the patients win while playing cards?
They begin to get scared
Who does Ratched warn that McMurphy is a sex maniac?
Nurse Pilbow
What does Nurse Pilbow do when McMurphy gives her a big smile?
Drops a water pitcher
What does Pilbow do when McMurphy comes over to help her pick up the water pitcher?
Holds up a cross
What does McMurphy have on his shorts?
Big white whales and red eyes
Who gave McMurphy his shorts and why?
A woman because she said he was a symbol
Why does McMurphy tell Chief to get into bed?
The orderlies are coming
What does McMurphy realize about Chief after he jumps into bed when he tells him the orderlies are coming
That he is faking being deaf
How does Chief describe the night sounds?
Like a hydroelectric dam
Who does Chief see get taken up by his heels?
Vegetable Blastic
What comes out of Blastic when a man scalps the front of him?
Rust, ashes, and some wire
What is Public Relation wearing when Chief sees him in his dream?
A long undershirt and a corset
Public Relation has things hanging off of his corset that are attached to what?
Bits of hair
What does PR do when he reaches Blastic’s body?
Spins one of his hands
What does PR do to the rest of Blastic’s body?
Attaches it to is girdle
Who is the night aide that wakes up Chief?
Turkle
Who do Turkle and two other orderlies carry out on a stretcher?
Blastic
What is McMurphy doing as he comes out of the latrine?
Singing
What is the orderlies response when McMurphy asks for toothpaste?
That it’s ward policy to lock up the toothpaste
What does McMurphy use for toothpaste?
Soap Powder
What do McMurphy’s antics remind Chief of?
His father making fun of the government
What does Ratched say to McMurphy when he comes out of the shower?
That he can’t wear just a towel
What color uniform are the patients supposed to wear, including McMurphy?
Green
What is McMurphy wearing under his shorts?
The whale shorts
What does Ratched tell McMurphy after the shower incident?
To stop trying to show off his fine, manly physique and get into his greens
What does Chief smell when he’s sweeping under McMurphy’s bed?
The smell of a man’s sweat and dirt
How does McMurphy try and get Billy to laugh at breakfast?
By making up a story about them getting with prostitutes
What does McMurphy do in the cafeteria to mock the rules?
Eats three bananas in front of an orderly
What does McMurphy bet with the patients he can hit with a stick of butter?
The clock
What does McMurphy ask Ratched while playing poker?
To turn the music down
Why does Ratched say the acutes cannot go into another room to play blackjack?
Because there are not enough staff members to watch over two day rooms
What does the doctor discover during his chat with McMurphy?
They went to the same high school
Who tried to organize a carnival in the ward a few years back?
Taber
Who said trying to make a carnival would be a great idea?
Cheswick
What is the doctor’s suggestion in regards to the music playing?
He thinks they should turn the music up louder for the chronics, and bring the acute into another room with no music
How many staff members does the doctor propose they have in the chronic day room?
One
What unique feature did McMurphy have in his dream?
Iron Bolted his jaw
When the patients play Monopoly, how much is one penny worth?
A Dollar
What does McMurphy bet on with the other patients and asks Nurse Ratched to watch on TV?
The World Series
Who is the only person that will vote with McMurphy on the World Series issue?
Cheswick
Who half votes with McMurphy on the World Series issue?
Scanlon
Who tries to explain to McMurphy why the patients won’t vote with him?
Billy
When Chief imagines to be a spy, what does he hold his imaginary microphone in?
A mop
Who dares McMurphy to smash his way out of the ward through the window?
Frederickson
What does McMurphy bet the patients he can lift?
A Steel Panel
After failing to pick up the steel panel, what does McMurphy fumble through?
IOUs
What does McMurphy say as he leaves the room after failing to lift the steel panel?
I tried, though
What picture does the visiting doctor push the broom past?
A man fly-fishing in the mountains
What were the only things in Chief’s old hospital?
Walls, Chairs, and confinement jackets
What is the visiting doctor doing in the staff room?
Shivering
What does Chief accuse McMurphy of?
Trying to drag the patients out of the fog and into the open
What does Chief hear rumbling into the cold storage down the storage chute?
Kidneys, Brains and hearts
Who kills himself up on disturbed?
Old Rawler
Where and how did Rawler kill himself?
Cut both nuts off and bled to death in the bathroom
Where had Chief used a fog machine before?
overseas during the war
Where did Chief find himself after yelling about the fog?
Shock Shop
What does Chief overhear Ratched discussing on the phone?
Whether they should keep McMurphy in the ward or not
Who does Chief see come floating out of the fog?
Colonel Matterson
Who does Chief see complaining about how tired he is?
Old Pete
What does Chief compare Pete’s pain to?
His pain from the war
Who begins to explain how he screwed up a marriage proposal?
Billy
During the war, why did Chief not help his friend who was tied to the tree?
He was afraid of being killed by the enemies
What does Chief do after his father missed the buck several times?
Took the buck down himself
What does Ratched ask the patients?
If they feel McMurphy is imposing his desires on them too much
Who sticks up for McMurphy saying theres no harm in a vote?
Scanlon
What does McMurphy refer to the patients as when he wants to put it to another vote?
Birds
Which of the patient vote for the world series the second time?
All
Why did McMurphy not win the vote the second time?
He did not get the vote of the orderlies
Who does McMurphy try to get to vote in his favor?
Ellis
Why does Chief say he raised his hand for the second vote?
McMurphy put a hex on him
When he corrects himself, why does Chief say he raised his hand during the second vote?
On his own accord
What does Nurse Ratched do from behind the glass?
Turn off the TV
What does Ratched tell McMurphy as she comes out from behind the glass?
To do his chores
Who does Ratched say by accident that McMurphy is under the jurisdiction of?
Her
What do the patients do in order to get Ratched mad?
Sit in front of the blank TV with McMurphy
