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

2. What drug do Natalie and Henry use in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Methamphetamine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) LSD.
(d) Cocaine.

3. What haunting ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) "You Don't Know".
(b) "So Anyway".
(c) "Song of Forgetting".
(d) "He's Not Here".

4. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "Didn't I See This Movie".
(b) "I Dreamed a Dance".
(c) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(d) "Song of Forgetting".

5. In Act 1, Scene 7, Gabe appears and sings with Natalie about "the son of steel and the daughter of" what?
(a) Water.
(b) Air.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tender ballad does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 10?

2. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?

3. How many Tony Awards did Next to Normal win the year it was nominated for eleven awards?

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

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

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