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

2. 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.

3. What hard-driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Why Stay".
(c) "Didn't I See this Movie".
(d) "A Light in the Dark".

4. What song does Diana sing about her longing for feeling in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Everything Else".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "The Break".
(d) "I've Been".

5. Who does Diana say she couldn't hold when she was born in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Susan.
(d) Melissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry worried about regarding Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. Who is the protagonist of Next to Normal?

3. What multi-voiced, rock-textured ensemble number is sung by Diana, Gabe and others in Act 1, Scene 9?

4. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?

(see the answer key)

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