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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. How was Nancy murdered?

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

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

4. Who swarmed the Spungens' lawn following Nancy's murder?

5. How did Nancy hurt her ear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Deborah discover Nancy had been murdered?

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

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

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

7. How were the Spungens treated by the coroner handling Nancy case?

8. How did the Sex Pistols become famous?

9. What did the Sex Pistols do during concerts that made them so sensational?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the Spungens let down by the medical community? In your response, be sure to address the following:

1) In what ways did the Spungens reach out to the medical community?

2) How did the medical community respond to the Spungens' call for help?

3) How was Nancy treated by the medical community?

4) Would Nancy's life have been different if the medical community had acted differently?

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

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?

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