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

2. How many weeks early was Nancy's birth?

3. What was Frank's nickname for his newborn daughter, Nancy?

4. What behavior did Nancy display after the Spungens moved into their first home?

5. At age eleven, Nancy refused to ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Nancy's relationship with Jeff improve her behavior?

4. What did Nancy declare to her parents in Chapter 12 about her death?

5. 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?

6. How did Dr. Cott disappoint Nancy and Deborah?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that describes how the Spungens were treated by people after Nancy's murder. In your response, be sure to explain the roles of the police, coroner, district attorney, and the press. How was this treatment a pattern in the Spungens' constant search to do right by their daughter? How have their reactions to this treatment changed since Nancy's birth?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explores the relationship between Deborah Spungen and Sid Vicious after Nancy's death. Why did Sid continue communicating with Deborah? What were his motives? How did Deborah react to Sid's communication? Was this relationship harmful or hurtful to both Deborah and Sid? What did Deborah come to understand about Sid, Nancy, and the murder after communicating with Sid?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nancy's experiences in school. In your essay, be sure to address the following:

1) All the schools Nancy attended and the affect they had on her behavior

2) How school administrators treated Nancy's behavior

3) Life in college

4) Nancy's high intelligence and how she felt about school

5) Ways that Nancy educated herself.

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