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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. 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) Convolution.
(b) Truth.
(c) Trigger.
(d) Conflict.

2. 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) Outcrop.
(b) Hill.
(c) Wave.
(d) Climax.

3. What does Diana not remember having had in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) A car.
(b) A son.
(c) A job.
(d) A husband.

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

5. Who claims that he sits behind Natalie in several classes and knows her schedule in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dan.
(b) Dr. Madden.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?

2. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?

3. Who is the protagonist of Next to Normal?

4. What is the name of the song in Act 1, Scene 1 in which the main characters each sing about their morning?

5. How old is the protagonist's daughter in Next to Normal?

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