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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 was Deborah taking to sleep after Nancy's death?

2. How old was Nancy when her parents got her an apartment in another state?

3. Which was the following was NOT one of the gifts Nancy's parents bought her when they visited New York for the holidays?

4. How old was Nancy's brother when she died?

5. What talk show host made jokes about Sid and Nancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Deborah discover Nancy had been murdered?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened between Sid and Nancy in a London hotel?

8. What did Nancy reveal to her mother during their last phone conversation?

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

10. What happened to Nancy's first job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Students will write an essay explaining the effect rock and roll had on Nancy Spungen. How did Nancy discover rock and roll? What lengths did Nancy go to in order to be part of the music scene? How did music bond Sid and Nancy? Would Nancy's life have been different if she had not become part of the music scene? How has the music industry perpetuated the notoriety of Sid and Nancy?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explores the relationship between Deborah Spungen and Sid Vicious after Nancy's death. Why did Sid continue communicating with Deborah? What were his motives? How did Deborah react to Sid's communication? Was this relationship harmful or hurtful to both Deborah and Sid? What did Deborah come to understand about Sid, Nancy, and the murder after communicating with Sid?

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