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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 called Deborah on Sid's behalf after Nancy was murdered?

2. What did Nancy do when her father prevented her from taking their car?

3. In their last conversation, what did Nancy hint Sid was doing?

4. Where was the go-go dancing agency located?

5. What was the name of the Sex Pistols' first album?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene at Sid Vicious' bail hearing.

2. How did the media treat Nancy as the Sex Pistols gained more fame?

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

4. What did Nancy do to get off drugs?

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

6. How did Nancy spend Hanukkah/Christmas before moving to London?

7. What happened to Sid's career after the Sex Pistols had broken up?

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

9. How were Sid and Nancy behaving when Frank delivered their belongings from London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Students will examine Nancy Spungen's relationship with drugs. In your response, be sure to address the following points:

1) Nancy's early experience with drugs prescribed by doctors, even in her infancy.

2) Deborah's dependency on the medical community and drugs to alleviate Nancy's problem.

3) Nancy's and Sid's drug dependencies.

4) The role drugs played in the music scene that Nancy admired.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How did Nancy's behavior affect her family? In your response, explain the following:

1) Nancy's relationship with her parents (separately and together)

2) Influences and relationship with her siblings

3) Expense of treatments, special schools, etc

4) Ways that Nancy's behavior prevented the family from living a "normal" life.

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