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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 drug did Nancy's friend take when he was passed out on the Spungens' couch?

2. What did Nancy get Deborah when the Spungen family went to visit Nancy for the holidays?

3. What pet did Nancy get in her new apartment?

4. How long did Sid and Nancy live with his mom?

5. What did Nancy's brother say about her as they dropped Sid and Nancy at the train station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Deborah think of the letters Sid wrote her?

2. How did the POMC help Frank and Deborah come to terms with Nancy's death?

3. What did Sid tell Deborah when he called after Nancy's murder?

4. Why did Nancy want to hang around Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols?

5. How did Deborah feel when she found out about Sid's death?

6. How did Deborah describe Nancy when she saw her on TV as part of a Sex Pistols concert?

7. Why did Nancy's parents want her to move to New York?

8. How was the Spungen family adjusting to life while Nancy was living in London?

9. How did Deborah describe Sid when she first met him?

10. After spending time with Sid and Nancy in Philadelphia, what did Deborah think of Sid and Nancy's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explores the way Frank and Deborah Spungen handled Nancy's escalating behavior. How were Frank and Deborah's approaches to Nancy different in the beginning of her life? What effect did Nancy's behavior have on Frank and Deborah's relationship? How were Frank and Deborah treated by those from whom they sought help? How did this treatment continue even in Nancy's death?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What steps did the Spungens take to help other "Nancys"? Why did the Spungens want to help others? How did they provide emotional support to families who were touched by their child's murder? How did Frank and Deborah provide financial support to families struggling with drugs?

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