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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2000.

2. In Act 2, Scene 10, Diana musically asks Dr. Madden what urgent driving question?
(a) What happened to Dr. Smith?
(b) How will the new drugs affect her memory?
(c) How long will the therapy last?
(d) What happens when a treatment reveals a wound different from the one that had originally been treated?

3. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The circus.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A dance.
(d) A movie.

4. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Selma.
(b) Diana.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Nancy.

5. What refers to a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Synonym.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Adjective.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song does Diana sing to Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 10?

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

4. What hard driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 6?

5. What psychiatric term refers to an experience that produces psychological injury or pain?

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