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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What medicine does Nancy take for the HIV/AIDS virus?

2. The mailroom boy wants to be ______________.

3. How does Nancy feel about her school in Phoenix?

4. How does Nancy think sex will be with Lew?

5. Where does Nancy's dad tell her she was almost born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nightmare Nancy has in February?

2. Why has Nancy not written in her diary in three weeks?

3. What does Nancy think the difference between having sex with Collin and having sex with Lew will be?

4. Why do Nancy and her dad go to Mass at the beginning of September?

5. What does Nancy remember about the kids she thinks she saw Collin with?

6. What does Nancy want to do at Buttercup Lake with Dorie?

7. In the middle of February, how does Nancy know she is feeling better?

8. What is Doodle Day at Nancy's school?

9. What happens between Dorie and Fred at the end of February?

10. What is the problem Nancy runs into with her medicine in March?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of denial is an important aspect in It Happened to Nancy. Write a response focusing on the theme of denial as presented in the story. What characters are in denial? Why are they in denial? How do the characters overcome their denial and deal with the situation at hand? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Much of what occurs in It Happened to Nancy centers around the consequences of having sex. Write a response focusing on the theme of sex as portrayed in the story. Is sex positive or negative? What consequences are there? How do the characters deal with the consequences dealt to them? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

The "gaggle," Nancys' group of girlfriends, which later brings Lew into the mix as its lone "gander," is an important part of Nancy's life. Write a response focusing on the importance of the gaggle to the story and to Nancy. What role does the gaggle play in the book? Why are they important both to the story and to Nancy personally? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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