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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Diana's pharmacologist in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Dr. Thompson.
(b) Dr. Fine.
(c) Dr. Diaz.
(d) Dr. Williams.

2. Who played the character of Gabe in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) J. Robert Spencer.
(b) Louis Hobson.
(c) Aaron Tveit.
(d) Asa Somers.

3. What reflective ballad does Dan sing in Act 1, Scene 5 about his son?
(a) "He's Not Here".
(b) "Seconds and Years".
(c) "Who's Crazy".
(d) "I Miss the Mountains".

4. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) She tried to overdose on her pills.
(b) She hates her doctor.
(c) She misses her son.
(d) She's stopped taking her medications.

5. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?
(a) Preach.
(b) Recite.
(c) Mimic.
(d) Improvise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the character of Henry in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

2. Who is the protagonist's husband in Next to Normal?

3. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?

4. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?

5. Natalie claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that she deserves to party because her mother is being what?

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