Kesey
Plot
Plot 2
Characters
Themes, Symbols, & Literary Devices
100

Ken Kesey was involved in these government trials while working on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

What is LSD trials.

100

This is where McMurphy is prior to joining the ward.

Where is jail.

100

This is the role Warren and Williams serve on the ward.

What is aides.

100

This character has a stutter. (First AND last name)

Who is Billy Bibbit.

100

This theme is reflected in the following quotation: "You hear it Papa?  The Black Machine.  They got it goin', eighteen stories down below the ground.  They're putting people in one end and out comes what they want."

What is conformity vs. individuality.

200

Ken Kesey was working here while working on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Where is a mental institution, working the night shift.

200

Harding compares the men on the ward to this animal.

What is rabbits.

200

This is the name of the other nurse working with Nurse Ratched.

Who is Nurse Flynn.

200

This character was the "Bull Goose Looney" prior to McMurphy's arrival.

Who is Harding.

200

This literary device is featured in the references to Ruckley being 'crucified.'

What is an allusion.

300

Ken Kesey's friends were called this.

What is the Merry Pranksters.

300

This is the cause of the first open conflict between Nurse Ratched and McMurphy.

What is turning the music down.

300

This is the name of the doctor on the ward.

Who is Dr. Spivey.
300

This is what the R.P. in R.P. McMurphy stands for.

Who is Randall Patrick.

300

McMurphy says these were given to him by a co-ed at Oregon State and are a symbol.

What are his black, satin shorts.

400

This is what Ken Kesey was arrested for and resulted in 6 months in jail.

What is possession of marijuana. 

400

This is what Chief calls the powerful machine he sees operating on the ward.

What is the Combine.

400

This is the name of the patient who was first a "real big character" and then lobotomized.

Who is Ruckley.

400

This is the nickname given to Chief Bromden.

Who is Chief Broom or Old Broom Bromden.

400

This is what the control panel symbolizes.

What is power and freedom.

500

This is what Kesey argued about people labeled as 'insane' by society.

What is that they were displaying a sane response to an insane society.

500

During group therapy, this is the topic that regularly comes up concerning Harding.

What is his relationship with his wife.

500

He is the character who encourages Chief Bromden to leave after McMurphy's lobotomy.

Who is Harding.

500

This character, developed in the novel, is played by Christopher Lloyd in the film adaptation.

Who is Taber.

500

This is what the poem ("One Flew East, One Flew West, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest") symbolizes.

What is Freedom.

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