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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. Who is Betsy Mae?

2. What type of alcohol does Collin bring to Nancy's house for dinner?

3. Lew helps Nancy with _____________.

4. What does Nancy spit up at the beginning of August?

5. What state does Nancy live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nancy do on her 15th birthday?

2. Why do Nancy and Lew exchange the locket and ring?

3. How does Nancy react when she sees Collin walking with Margie Muller?

4. Why does Missy come over to Nancy's nearly every day?

5. Why does Nancy want to make Lew proud of her?

6. When Nancy first goes to the doctor in July, what does he tell her to do to stop feeling tired all the time?

7. How does Lew respond when Dorie suggests they make him a member of the gaggle?

8. What happens during the concert?

9. Why does Nancy decide she wants to go into the medical field?

10. Why does Nancy feel guilty at the end of May?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of what occurs in It Happened to Nancy centers around the consequences of having sex. Write a response focusing on the theme of sex as portrayed in the story. Is sex positive or negative? What consequences are there? How do the characters deal with the consequences dealt to them? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Lew, Nancy's boyfriend, serves an important role in the story. Write a response exploring Lew's importance to Nancy and the story overall. How does Nancy change because of Lew? What does Lew provide for Nancy? What might be different if Nancy did not know Lew? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Love and romance are key themes and ideas in It Happened to Nancy. What characters experience love and romance? Are love and romance always positive influences? How do love and romance cloud certain characters' judgments? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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