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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. Who was the main person in charge at the second school Nancy attended?

2. How old was Nancy when she was misplaced in the psychiatric hospital?

3. What did her first boyfriend do that Nancy liked?

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

5. Whose office did Nancy destroy in a fit of rage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did the media and press affect Deborah's grief?

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

9. What medical issues did Nancy face when she was first born?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this essay, students will explain how the media treated the Spungens before and after Nancy's death.

1) What inquiries did the media make about Nancy while she was alive?

2) Why were the press interested in Nancy and how did she feel about the media attention?

3) How did the media treat the Spungens after Nancy's death?

4) To what extent did the media go to get ore information about Nancy?

5) How did the Spungens react to the media's attention?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did Nancy's murder bring the Spungens closer as a family? How did Suzy and David react to Nancy's death? How did they deal with their grief? How did the Spungens support their children after Nancy's murder? How did the grief process evolve for the family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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