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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A book.
(b) A birthday cake.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A birthday present.

2. What refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Trigger.
(d) Antagonist.

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

4. What does Diana make a huge pile of before collapsing on the floor in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Sandwiches.

5. What refers to instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements?
(a) Stage directions.
(b) Lines.
(c) Dance numbers.
(d) Props.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?

3. From what mental illness does the protagonist of Next to Normal suffer?

4. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?

5. From what song does the line "things aren't as bizarre as they are" come in Next to Normal?

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