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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) At a park.
(b) Backstage at a concert.
(c) At a shopping mall.
(d) In an internet cafe.

2. What song does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) "I'm Alive".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "The Break".

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

4. What word (in a dramatic or literary work) refers to a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot?
(a) Wave.
(b) Hill.
(c) Outcrop.
(d) Climax.

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

6. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A fleece blanket.
(c) A music box.
(d) His urn.

7. In Act 1, Scene 11, Dr. Madden tries to convince Diana to try the controversial therapy while who attempts to convince her not to try it?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Dan.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Henry.

8. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. Who is the protagonist of Next to Normal?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Katie.
(c) Diana.
(d) Natalie.

10. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2008.

11. What controversial treatment does Dr. Madden suggest for Diana in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) Accupuncture.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Electroshock therapy.
(d) Medical marijuana.

12. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Diana.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dan.

13. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?
(a) Disappeared.
(b) Attempted suicide.
(c) Killed someone else.
(d) Killed herself.

14. Diana's doctor suggests that it is time for her to do what in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) Call her father.
(b) Spend time with her husband.
(c) Clean out Gabe's room.
(d) Call her mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to ask Dan why he didn't take her to the hospital in Act 1, Scene 11?

2. What does Gabe say in Act 1, Scene 8, indicating that he is alive not only to Diana, but in other ways to Dan and Natalie too?

3. What refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?

4. Who played the character of Natalie in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

5. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?

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