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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. Why were the Spungens angry at the New York coroner?

2. What word did Nancy use to describe the music scene in LA?

3. What drug did Nancy's friend take when he was passed out on the Spungens' couch?

4. Why was the Sex Pistols' United States tour canceled?

5. What band did Sid want see on the TV when he was visiting the Spungens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Sid tell Deborah when he called after Nancy's murder?

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

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

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

10. How did Deborah discover Nancy had been murdered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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