This is a quote from a novel in which the action takes place in a mental institution: ‘You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, just to keep the world from running you plumb crazy.’ Name the novel.
- ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
- Lost in the Funhouse
- Something Happened
- The Winter of Our Discontent
Answer
The correct answer is A) ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’.
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