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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 medication did Nancy steal from her mother in an attempt to overdose?

2. How did Deborah describe Nancy's state of mind when she tried to throw a pet down the stairs?

3. The director of the psychiatric clinic suspected that Nancy suffered from _____________.

4. How long were Nancy and Deborah in the hospital after Nancy's birth?

5. Where did Deborah first see her new born daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Deborah's mother feel about her pregnancy with Nancy?

3. Why was Deborah upset with Nancy's treatment at the Lakeside Campus?

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

5. Why did Deborah feel so bonded to Nancy when she was first born?

6. Why did Nancy get angry with her mother when she bought a box of Saran Wrap? What did she do in response?

7. Describe Nancy's temper tantrums as a toddler and how people handled them differently.

8. What was Nancy's relationship like with the Bebees, and how did she react when they were no longer with her?

9. How did Nancy react when her sister was born?

10. What did the neurologist find when he tested Nancy at her allergist's recommendation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explores the Spungens' involvement with the Parents of Murdered Children group. In your essay, be sure to answer the following questions:

1) How did the POMC help Frank and Deborah grieve?

2) Why did Deborah want to help other families?

3) How did the POMC support families of murdered children?

Essay Topic 2

How were the Spungens let down by the medical community? In your response, be sure to address the following:

1) In what ways did the Spungens reach out to the medical community?

2) How did the medical community respond to the Spungens' call for help?

3) How was Nancy treated by the medical community?

4) Would Nancy's life have been different if the medical community had acted differently?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the title of this book? In your essay, explain how Deborah got to know the line, "And I don't want to live this life." What does this quote mean? How is it significant to the life story of Nancy Spungen? Who said it? Why was it important to Deborah? Provide textual evidence from the book that supports this as an appropriate title for Nancy's life story.

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