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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 kind of attack does Nancy have at the concert?

2. What is the age of the boys whom Nancy is allowed to date?

3. What state does Nancy live in?

4. What character does Nancy compare Lew to at the cabin in June?

5. What hits the glass door at Nancy's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Nancy goes to the water slides in July?

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

5. Why does Lew tell Nancy they cannot see each other for three weeks?

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

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

8. Why does Nancy have trouble sleeping at the beginning of September?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lew and Collin are two very important people in Nancy's life and to the story's progression. Write a response comparing and contrasting Lew and Collin. How are they similar? How are they different? How do their separate relationships with Nancy differ? How does Nancy feel about both of them? How is each presented in the story? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The central conflict of the story is Nancy's diagnosis of HIV/AIDS. The story focuses on her contracting the disease and battling it until she dies. Write a response exploring the role of HIV/AIDS in the story. How is the disease presented? How does the disease's presence in the story shape the events of the book? Use specific references to the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

The theme of denial is an important aspect in It Happened to Nancy. Write a response focusing on the theme of denial as presented in the story. What characters are in denial? Why are they in denial? How do the characters overcome their denial and deal with the situation at hand? Use specific references to the text in the response.

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