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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 long are Nancy and her mom at the beach?

2. How does Nancy describe Lew?

3. How old is Margie?

4. What do the gaggle not give Nancy when she makes up with Lew in August?

5. Nancy blames being tired on _________in a July diary entry.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nancy worry about her blood in the middle of September's diary entries?

3. What does Nancy do at the beginning of May with Dorie?

4. How does the barbecue at Lew's house give Nancy an idea of how she wants her and Lew's future to be?

5. What do Collin and Nancy do the Monday she skips school in April?

6. What does Collin tell Nancy about himself at their first meeting?

7. What happened when Lew and Nancy got close to having sex?

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

9. How does Nancy calm down during the concert?

10. What do Nancy and her mom do at the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another "character" in the story is Nancy's Self, which she addresses through her diary. While not a physical being, the Self plays an important role in the story. Write a response exploring the role of Nancy's Self in the story. How does Nancy treat her Self? What does the Self do for Nancy? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Nancy must face a lot of guilt connected to her rape and subsequent HIV/AIDS diagnosis. She vents some of these feelings of guilt in her diary entries. Write a response focusing on the theme of guilt in the story as it relates to Nancy's feelings. Why does she feel guilty? How does she overcome the guilt? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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