2. How did Deborah describe Nancy's state of mind when she tried to throw a pet down the stairs?
(a) Calm.
(b) Lucid.
(c) Trance like.
(d) Angry.

3. What did the Spungens demand the psychiatric hospital to do when they realized Nancy was in the wrong ward?
(a) Release Nancy.
(b) Transfer her to another hospital.
(c) Transfer her to the juvenile ward.
(d) Transfer her to the psychiatric ward.

4. What job did Deborah get when her son was in nursery school?
(a) Store clerk.
(b) Law student.
(c) Office Manager.
(d) Substitute teacher.

5. Who was Dr. Blake?
(a) Nancy's school principal.
(b) Deborah's therapist.
(c) Nancy's pediatrician.
(d) Nancy's therapist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frank Spungen took business trips to ___________.

2. What marital problems did the Spungens encounter?

3. What was Nancy arrested for over Thanksgiving break in college?

4. Which of the following musical group's albums did Nancy not purchase?

5. What was the name of the hotel Nancy stayed in with her family when the visited New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nancy do in New York to defy her parents, and how did they react?

2. Right before Nancy started school, what did her parents and doctors believe Nancy needed in order to help her behavior? Why were the Spungens so willing to accept this as truth?

3. Why was Nancy arrested in Colorado, and how did her parents rescue her?

4. What was Nancy's final year at Lakeside like?

5. How did doctors respond to Deborah when she voiced concern over Nancy's medical issues as an infant?

6. How was Nancy's behavior after the birth of her brother different than her actions after her sister was born? What does this suggest about her behavior?

7. How did Nancy's time at the Lakeside Campus of the Darlington school system change her behavior?

8. What did Deborah do for work when David started nursery school?

9. How did Deborah Spungen's grief prompt her to write this book?

10. How did Nancy respond when she was first introduced to rock and roll?

(see the answer keys)

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