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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. Whom did the judge in Nancy's juvenile case blame for her actions?

3. What Beatles song did Nancy's brother play for Sid on his guitar?

4. What was the name of Deborah's therapist?

5. What is the name of the parent grief group that Deborah and Frank became involved with after Nancy's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nancy do to get off drugs?

2. What happened to Nancy's first job?

3. How did the psychiatrist at the Suburban Psychiatric Clinic suggest the Spungens handle Nancy's behavior upon her release?

4. How did the Sex Pistols become famous?

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

6. How did Deborah discover Nancy had been murdered?

7. How did the Spungens become involved with the Parents of Murdered Children group?

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

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

10. How did the judge in Nancy's driving case treat Deborah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Deborah Spungen's motivations for writing this book? In your essay, answer the following questions:

1) What did Deborah want people to know about Nancy?

2) How did the media attention stemming from Nancy's death affect Deborah's decision?

3) What lessons can the reader learn from the Spungens' experiences (trying to get Nancy the help she needed, drugs, etc)?

4) How did writing this book help Deborah Spungen come to terms with Nancy's life and death?

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

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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