One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
The orderlies like to make fun of who?
A
Chief Bromden
2
Q
Chief’s been fooling everyone in the asylum to think that he’s what?
A
Deaf
3
Q
Who is “Big Nurse”?
A
Nurse Ratched
4
Q
Why is Nurse Ratched instantly angry when she sees the orderlies?
A
Because she knows exactly what they are talking about
5
Q
What must have God given Nurse Ratched by mistake?
A
Big Breasts
6
Q
Why does Chief say Nurse Ratched is bitter?
A
Because she is not perfect
7
Q
Who does Nurse Ratched say the orderlies should shave first?
A
Chief Bromden
8
Q
Where does Chief hide in order to get out of the orderlies shaving him?
A
The Mop Closet
9
Q
What memory does Chief go back to when in the mop closet?
A
When he went hunting with his father and how his father was going to shoot the bird
10
Q
What does Chief hallucinate Ratched doing while he is being shaven?
A
Jamming a wicker handbag into his mouth and shoving it down with a mop handle
11
Q
Chief thinks that when he tells the story, he will feel like what?
A
A lost hunting dog
12
Q
What does Chief mean when he says “When the fog cleared”?
A
It means he has become conscious again
13
Q
Where does Chief appear after the shaving incident?
A
The “Day Room”
14
Q
What does BM stand for?
A
Before Medication
15
Q
What is different about the new admission?
A
He isn’t scared or submissive
16
Q
What is the first thing that McMurphy says to the group of people in the day room?
A
“Good mornin’ buddies”
17
Q
What ethnicity is Chief’s dad?
A
A full blood Columbian Indian
18
Q
What feature of McMurphy is similar to Chief’s dad?
A
His voice
19
Q
Who is the first person that McMurphy begins to mess with?
A
Cheswick
20
Q
Why will McMurphy claim to not argue with the court when they claimed him a psychopath?
A
It meant he didn’t need to do farm work
21
Q
What does McMurphy say the court told him a psychopath was?
A
“a guy who fights too much and fucks too much”
22
Q
Is Chief a chronic or an acute?
A
Chronic
23
Q
Into what two groups are the Chronics divided into?
A
Vegetables and Walkers
24
Q
Is Chief a vegetable or a walker?
A
Walker
25
What is the main difference between the Acutes and the Chronics?
The Acutes are there to be fixed, the chronics cannot be fixed
26
Name one of the inmates who used to be an acute, but they got mangled in the shock shop?
Ellis
27
Who used to be an acute, but got lobotomized into a chronic?
Ruckly
28
Who is the oldest chronic?
Colonel Matterson
29
Who has been in the ward the longest and since when?
Chief Bromden since World War II
30
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
31
Is McMurphy an acute or a chronic?
Acute
32
Who does McMurphy ask who runs the show around the war?
Billy Bibbit
33
Who is the top dog around the ward?
Harding
34
Who is president of the Patient's Council and always brags about his sexy wife?
Harding
35
Where does Harding (indirectly) tell McMurphy he will meet him to settle the matter once and for all?
Main Hall at high noon
36
Why does McMurphy thinks he is crazier than Harding?
He voted for Eisenhower
37
Why does Harding say he's crazier than McMurphy?
He voted for Eisenhower twice
38
What does McMurphy do to one up Harding?
Says he plans on voting for Eisenhower again this November
39
What does Chief worry about when he meets McMurphy?
That he knows that he deaf act is just that, an act
40
What does everybody call Chief and why?
Chief Broom because the orderlies always make him sweep
41
What was Chief's dad's occupation?
Tribal Leader
42
What does Ratched call McMurphy?
Mr. McMurry
43
Why does McMurphy say that the only reason is that people remind him to follow the rules?
When they expect him to break them
44
What does Ratched think of McMurphy?
He is a manipulator and plans to take over
45
Who asks Ratched why she thinks he will take over and what is her answer?
Nurse Flinn, because he is insane
46
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
47
Ratched wats every patient to become what?
A wheelchair chronic
48
What is similar between all of the orderlies that Ratched keeps?
They are all black
49
What does Chef call the group of orderlies that Ratched keeps?
The Black Boys
50
According to Ratched, the darker skinned they are, the more likely they are to what?
Keep the ward spotlessly clean
51
What order do the patients go into get shaved at 6:45?
Acutes, the Chronics, then the Walkers
52
At what time do they all go back into the day room?
7:30
53
What happens at 7:45?
The orderlies move down the line of Chronics to tape catheters on those who need them
54
In what order do the patients get their medication at 8?
Acutes, Chronics, Wheelers, then the vegetables
55
Who asks what their being required to swallow and what is their punishment?
Taber, he is forced to spend the morning mopping latrines
56
At what time do the cards and puzzles come out?
8:20
57
When the two orderlies catch Taber in the latrine, where do they bring him?
The mattress room
58
How is Taber brought out of the mattress rom?
Wrapped in a damp sheet
59
At what time do residents come in to talk the the acutes about what they did when they were little boys?
9:00
60
Where do they take Taber on the gurney?
The Shock Room
61
What time does the mail come?
10:00
62
Who gives the ladies' club a tour?
Public Relation
63
How does Chief describes the ward humming?
Like a cotton mill
64
What sport did Chief play in High School?
Football
65
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
66
The ward is like a (blank) for the (blank)
Factory - Combine
67
What gets Ratched mad?
If anything keeps her operation from running perfectly smoothly
68
During the first meeting, who begins to complain about how tired they are?
Old Pete Bancini
69
Who goes over to sit next to Bancini?
Billy Bibbit
70
What feature about his wife made Harding uneasy and feel inferior?
Her large breasts
71
How old is McMurphy?
35
72
What type of rape had McMurphy been accused of?
Statutory (No violence, just underage)
73
Which part of McMurphy's record did Ratched leave out?
He's overzealous in sexual relations
74
What is the doctor more interested in about McMurphy?
That he may be faking mental illness to get out of farm work
75
What rule did McMurphy break when he stood up and said, "Do I look like a sane man?"
He is supposed to stay seated
76
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
77
How do the meetings usually end?
With Pete getting up and saying "Im tired!"
78
Is Old Pete and acute or chronic?
Chronic
79
What does McMurphy begin to notice about Nurse Ratched?
She is the one who seems to start most of the battles between the patients
80
What does McMurphy tell Harding Ratched is pecking at?
His balls
81
How does Ratched keep the doctor in line?
Insinuating that he's addicted to opiates
82
What does Harding compare the Nurse and the patients to?
Rabbits and Wolves
83
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)
84
According to Harding, what makes you safe against Ratched?
Staying calm and not losing your temper
85
What bet do the characters make at the end of Chapter 5?
That McMurphy cannot get under Ratched's skin without getting punished
86
The orderlies kept a man in the ward for six years who resembles who?
Santa
87
What does Chief feel like when Ratched "releases the gas"?
Like he's being trapped in plastic
88
The fog has decreased ever since this person came into the ward
McMurphy
89
What does McMurphy notice as he's playing cards with the others?
The music
90
Why does McMurphy begin to let the patients win while playing cards?
They begin to get scared
91
Who does Ratched warn that McMurphy is a sex maniac?
Nurse Pilbow
92
What does Nurse Pilbow do when McMurphy gives her a big smile?
Drops a water pitcher
93
What does Pilbow do when McMurphy comes over to help her pick up the water pitcher?
Holds up a cross
94
What does McMurphy have on his shorts?
Big white whales and red eyes
95
Who gave McMurphy his shorts and why?
A woman because she said he was a symbol
96
Why does McMurphy tell Chief to get into bed?
The orderlies are coming
97
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
98
How does Chief describe the night sounds?
Like a hydroelectric dam
99
Who does Chief see get taken up by his heels?
Vegetable Blastic
100
What comes out of Blastic when a man scalps the front of him?
Rust, ashes, and some wire
101
What is Public Relation wearing when Chief sees him in his dream?
A long undershirt and a corset
102
Public Relation has things hanging off of his corset that are attached to what?
Bits of hair
103
What does PR do when he reaches Blastic's body?
Spins one of his hands
104
What does PR do to the rest of Blastic's body?
Attaches it to is girdle
105
Who is the night aide that wakes up Chief?
Turkle
106
Who do Turkle and two other orderlies carry out on a stretcher?
Blastic
107
What is McMurphy doing as he comes out of the latrine?
Singing
108
What is the orderlies response when McMurphy asks for toothpaste?
That it's ward policy to lock up the toothpaste
109
What does McMurphy use for toothpaste?
Soap Powder
110
What do McMurphy's antics remind Chief of?
His father making fun of the government
111
What does Ratched say to McMurphy when he comes out of the shower?
That he can't wear just a towel
112
What color uniform are the patients supposed to wear, including McMurphy?
Green
113
What is McMurphy wearing under his shorts?
The whale shorts
114
What does Ratched tell McMurphy after the shower incident?
To stop trying to show off his fine, manly physique and get into his greens
115
What does Chief smell when he's sweeping under McMurphy's bed?
The smell of a man's sweat and dirt
116
How does McMurphy try and get Billy to laugh at breakfast?
By making up a story about them getting with prostitutes
117
What does McMurphy do in the cafeteria to mock the rules?
Eats three bananas in front of an orderly
118
What does McMurphy bet with the patients he can hit with a stick of butter?
The clock
119
What does McMurphy ask Ratched while playing poker?
To turn the music down
120
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
121
What does the doctor discover during his chat with McMurphy?
They went to the same high school
122
Who tried to organize a carnival in the ward a few years back?
Taber
123
Who said trying to make a carnival would be a great idea?
Cheswick
124
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
125
How many staff members does the doctor propose they have in the chronic day room?
One
126
What unique feature did McMurphy have in his dream?
Iron Bolted his jaw
127
When the patients play Monopoly, how much is one penny worth?
A Dollar
128
What does McMurphy bet on with the other patients and asks Nurse Ratched to watch on TV?
The World Series
129
Who is the only person that will vote with McMurphy on the World Series issue?
Cheswick
130
Who half votes with McMurphy on the World Series issue?
Scanlon
131
Who tries to explain to McMurphy why the patients won't vote with him?
Billy
132
When Chief imagines to be a spy, what does he hold his imaginary microphone in?
A mop
133
Who dares McMurphy to smash his way out of the ward through the window?
Frederickson
134
What does McMurphy bet the patients he can lift?
A Steel Panel
135
After failing to pick up the steel panel, what does McMurphy fumble through?
IOUs
136
What does McMurphy say as he leaves the room after failing to lift the steel panel?
I tried, though
137
What picture does the visiting doctor push the broom past?
A man fly-fishing in the mountains
138
What were the only things in Chief's old hospital?
Walls, Chairs, and confinement jackets
139
What is the visiting doctor doing in the staff room?
Shivering
140
What does Chief accuse McMurphy of?
Trying to drag the patients out of the fog and into the open
141
What does Chief hear rumbling into the cold storage down the storage chute?
Kidneys, Brains and hearts
142
Who kills himself up on disturbed?
Old Rawler
143
Where and how did Rawler kill himself?
Cut both nuts off and bled to death in the bathroom
144
Where had Chief used a fog machine before?
overseas during the war
145
Where did Chief find himself after yelling about the fog?
Shock Shop
146
What does Chief overhear Ratched discussing on the phone?
Whether they should keep McMurphy in the ward or not
147
Who does Chief see come floating out of the fog?
Colonel Matterson
148
Who does Chief see complaining about how tired he is?
Old Pete
149
What does Chief compare Pete's pain to?
His pain from the war
150
Who begins to explain how he screwed up a marriage proposal?
Billy
151
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
152
What does Chief do after his father missed the buck several times?
Took the buck down himself
153
What does Ratched ask the patients?
If they feel McMurphy is imposing his desires on them too much
154
Who sticks up for McMurphy saying theres no harm in a vote?
Scanlon
155
What does McMurphy refer to the patients as when he wants to put it to another vote?
Birds
156
Which of the patient vote for the world series the second time?
All
157
Why did McMurphy not win the vote the second time?
He did not get the vote of the orderlies
158
Who does McMurphy try to get to vote in his favor?
Ellis
159
Why does Chief say he raised his hand for the second vote?
McMurphy put a hex on him
160
When he corrects himself, why does Chief say he raised his hand during the second vote?
On his own accord
161
What does Nurse Ratched do from behind the glass?
Turn off the TV
162
What does Ratched tell McMurphy as she comes out from behind the glass?
To do his chores
163
Who does Ratched say by accident that McMurphy is under the jurisdiction of?
Her
164
What do the patients do in order to get Ratched mad?
Sit in front of the blank TV with McMurphy
