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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. Where was Nancy leaving when she got into an accident in her mom's car?

2. What did the Spungens name their third child?

3. What advice did Mrs.Taylor give Deborah to help her feel better about a fussy baby?

4. Why was Nancy arrested for a second time?

5. What immediate health problems did the Spungens' third child have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways did Nancy control the house as a small child?

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

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

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

5. What happened when Nancy took the medication Atarax?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines Sid's and Nancy's relationship. How did their relationship change from when they first met until Nancy's death? How did they treat each other? Why did Nancy stay in the relationship after it became abusive? What role did drugs play in their relationship? What attracted Nancy to Sid and vice-versa?

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

Write an essay that examines how Frank and Nancy Spungen were often blamed for Nancy's troubles. In your response, answer the following questions:

1) How did the medical community blame the Spungens? Cite specific examples.

2) How did the school system blame the Spungens? Cite specific examples.

3) How did the legal system, both before and after Nancy's death, blame the Spungens? Cite specific examples.

4) In what ways did the Spungens blame themselves for Nancy's troubles?

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