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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tender ballad does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "I Am the One".
(b) "There's a World".
(c) "I've Been".
(d) "Aftershocks".

2. In his song solo in Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe compares electroshock therapy to what?
(a) Getting stung by bees.
(b) The electric chair.
(c) Sticking a fork in the wall outlet.
(d) Licking a car battery.

3. When did Next to Normal close on Broadway?
(a) January 16, 2011.
(b) June 11, 2010.
(c) March 24, 2009.
(d) September 4, 2008.

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

5. What refers to a ballroom dance in triple time in which couples spin around as they progress around the room?
(a) Jitterbug.
(b) Moonwalk.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Macarena.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 7, Gabe appears and sings with Natalie about "the son of steel and the daughter of" what?

2. What controversial treatment does Dr. Madden suggest for Diana in Act 1, Scene 10?

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

4. Who appears and sings along with Dan using no words in Act 1, Scene 11?

5. What song is sung by Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 6?

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