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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 did Deborah contemplate doing following Nancy's death?
2. What was NOT a reason Deborah Spungen wrote this book?
3. What pet did Nancy try to throw down the stairs?
4. How did Deborah's doctors react to her concerns about Nancy when she was born?
5. How long were Nancy and Deborah in the hospital after Nancy's birth?
Short Essay Questions
1. What medical issues did Nancy face when she was first born?
2. What did Nancy declare to her parents in Chapter 12 about her death?
3. 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?
4. What was the Darlington Institute?
5. How did Dr. Cott disappoint Nancy and Deborah?
6. How did doctors respond to Deborah when she voiced concern over Nancy's medical issues as an infant?
7. 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?
8. How did Nancy respond when she was first introduced to rock and roll?
9. How did Deborah Spungen's grief prompt her to write this book?
10. What happened when Nancy took the medication Atarax?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did fame fuel Sid and Nancy's destructive lives? In your response, address the following points:
1) The Sex Pistols' outrageous behavior and the fame it brought
2) Nancy's attention to Sid's fame and musical following
3) Examine the ways the media's attention perpetuated the fame surrounding Sid and Nancy.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that explores the relationship between Deborah Spungen and her daughter Nancy. How did Nancy's early medical history bond mother and daughter? Why did Deborah feel responsible for Nancy's issues? In what ways did Deborah support her daughter? Did Deborah enable Nancy's destructive behavior? What was their relationship like toward the end of Nancy's life? How did Nancy continue to confide in her mother? What responsibilities did Deborah feel towards her daughter?
Essay Topic 3
Students will write an essay explaining the effect rock and roll had on Nancy Spungen. How did Nancy discover rock and roll? What lengths did Nancy go to in order to be part of the music scene? How did music bond Sid and Nancy? Would Nancy's life have been different if she had not become part of the music scene? How has the music industry perpetuated the notoriety of Sid and Nancy?
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