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

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

3. Who did the press contact from Deborah's life to try and get more information about Nancy?

4. Why wasn't Nancy with Sid Vicious on his United States tour?

5. How did Deborah find out the method of Nancy's murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Sid's mother call Deborah after Nancy's death?

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

5. How did the media cover Nancy's death?

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

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

8. What happened to Nancy's first job?

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

10. How did the Sex Pistols become famous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explores the Spungens' involvement with the Parents of Murdered Children group. In your essay, be sure to answer the following questions:

1) How did the POMC help Frank and Deborah grieve?

2) Why did Deborah want to help other families?

3) How did the POMC support families of murdered children?

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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