Candid Characters
Essential Qs
Themes & Motifs
Vocabulary
Reward Round
100
Who thinks, "They don't bother not talking out loud about their hate secrets when I'm nearby because they think I'm deaf and dumb"? Why?
Who is "Chief Bromden?" He suffers from paranoia and hallucinations, so he prefers to limit his interactions.
100
How is the Ward a matriarchy?
Its highest officers are women, save for Doctor Spivey, who is more or less manipulated by Big Nurse. All of the patients are men with obvious sexual complexes, which she manipulates.
100
A grain harvester, or how Chief Bromden describes the nature of the asylum system - as a thing that attempts to control you from the Outside.
What is "the Combine"?
100
The plot suggests there is a thin line between normal and _______
What is "abnormal?"
100
GET IT RIGHT, WIN A PRIZE! Harding is ashamed of his...
Homosexuality. YOU WIN: HOMEWORK CAROUSEL - Spin the Carousel and decide on what assignment the students get.
200
Who said, "He is what we call a 'manipulator,' Miss Flinn, a man who will use everyone and everything to his own ends."?
Who is Nurse Ratched?
200
DAILY DOUBLE CREATE A QUESTION USING "HOW" OR "WHY" ABOUT: SANITY.
Examples: -How is sanity evaluated at the hospital? -How is sanity contrasted with insanity in the text? -How is sanity maintained on the Ward? -How is insanity cured on the Ward?
200
This clouds your vision and senses, but can also "keep you safe."
What is "the Fog"?
200
Define the terms as a group. "Cagey," used to describe Chief Bromden (10). "Ornery," as in "one ornery [schoolroom] kid is raising too much hell" (22)
What is "crafty, sly, cautious?" What is "cranky, disagreeable?"
200
GET IT RIGHT, WIN A PRIZE! "When a completed product goes back out into society, all fixed up good as new, better than new sometimes, it brings joy to the Big Nurse’s heart; something that came in all twisted different is now a functioning, adjusted component, a credit to the whole outfit and a marvel to behold." Which motif is Bromden referring to?
The Combine YOU WIN: A HOMEWORK PASS
300
Which character received multiple EST sessions for asking about his medications, became summarily docile and released, seemingly cured?
Who is "Maxwell Taber"?
300
What does the novel say about men and women?
There's no absolutely right answer, but so far it's saying that men are creatures of freedom (especially sexual) and that women are castrators, as most of the men on the Ward have had unhealthy relationships with women.
300
Many of the men have chosen to live on the Ward voluntarily, like Mr. Harding and Mr. Bibbitt, escaping their world. What theme might be represented? Multiple answers are allowed.
Examples: Social Pressure and Shame Sanity and Insanity Emasculation and Sexuality
300
Define the terms below as a group. Defunct, as in "defunct Columbia Gorge tribe" (27) Sinewy, as in "a twisted sinewy dwarf the color of cold asphalt" (31) Overzealous, as in "overzealous in my sexual relations" (46)
Defunct - obsolete, extinct Sinewy - muscular, strong Overzealous - overenthusiastic
300
GET IT RIGHT, WIN A PRIZE! What is the difference between Acutes and Chronics?
Acutes - temporary Chronics - permanent YOU WIN: A CANDY QUIZ - every question right in post-quiz review earns candy.
400
Who said, "Ya know-that is the ex-act thing somebody always tells me about the rules"? To whom was he saying it too?
Who is Randall Patrick McMurphy? To Nurse Ratched.
400
DAILY DOUBLE CREATE A QUESTION USING "HOW" OR "WHY" ABOUT: MENTAL ILLNESS
Examples: -How does mental illness warp our judgment? -How is mental illness affected by environment? -Which environments engender mental illness? -Which characters seem to suffer most from their illness while in the Ward?
400
R.P.M. and Nurse Ratched are named very purposefully. What do their names say about their characters? What about Billy Bibbit's name?
R.P.M. - Revolutions Per Minute - speaks to his need to move and be free Ratched - wretched, ratchet (like a tool for fixing others) Billy Bibbit - he stutters and his name is alliterative, and though he is a 30 year old man, he acts like a child ("Billy")
400
Define the terms below. Taut, as in "voices have dropped so low and taut I have to sweep over closer to them with my broom to hear" (56) Veritable, as in "Miss Ratched is a veritable angel of mercy" (58)
Taut - rigid, tense, orderly Veritable - genuine, real
400
GET IT RIGHT, WIN A PRIZE! Why did Nurse Ratched hire the three black aides, Warren, Washington and Williams?
For their hatred. They will submit to her wishes easily. YOU WIN: A HOMEWORK PASS!
500
Who said, "I'm not a chicken, I'm a rabbit. The doctor is a rabbit. Cheswick there is a rabbit."? What do they mean by Cheswick being a rabbit?
Who is Dale Harding? They mean that Cheswick accepts his lot in the Ward, and won't fight the big bad wolf, Nurse Ratched.
500
What causes societies to become unjust and how do individuals respond to injustice?
Acceptable Answers: Too many rules. Too few rules. Just laws/unjust laws. System issues lead people to question their surroundings.
500
What role does gambling play for the men on the Ward once McMurphy arrives?
It gives them an opportunity to own something, and is representative of McMurphy's back and forth fight with Ratched.
500
Define the terms below in your groups. Sans, as in "we are...weak little creatures in a weak little race...sans whambam" (63) Stoicism, as in "unheroic decline of his TV-cowboy stoicism" (73)
Sans - (preposition) without Stoicism - detachment, indifference
500
GET IT RIGHT, WIN A PRIZE! What animals does Harding compare the patients to? Why?
Rabbits. Because they are stuck in their holes while the wolf lurks. YOU WIN: A HOMEWORK PASS!
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