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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 Ms. Marsden?

2. What boy gets forced in Nancy's direction in a teasing incident at school?

3. What is Nancy admitted to the hospital for in February?

4. Who is Dorie "messing around" with?

5. What does Lew give Nancy for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Doodle Day at Nancy's school?

2. What does Nancy think the difference between having sex with Collin and having sex with Lew will be?

3. Why does Nancy go to Liz's office at the beginning of June?

4. What does Nancy want to do at Buttercup Lake with Dorie?

5. How do boys at school tease Nancy in April?

6. What problem does Dorie face that Nancy writes about in January?

7. What did Nancy and her dad do on New Year's Day?

8. Why does Nancy call Thanksgiving a "blessed Thanksgiving" in November?

9. What does Nancy remember about the kids she thinks she saw Collin with?

10. How does Nancy feel about her school in Phoenix?

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

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 3

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.

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