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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 Act 2, Scene 11, Natalie sings that normal is too far away, but that she'd settle for something what?
(a) "I Am the One".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "Next to Normal".
(d) "You Don't Know".

2. Where are Natalie and Henry when they first appear in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The library.
(b) A boat show.
(c) A police station.
(d) Outside a dance club.

3. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?
(a) Preach.
(b) Mimic.
(c) Recite.
(d) Improvise.

4. What refers to the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs?
(a) Paleontologist.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Pharmacology.
(d) Psychiatrist.

5. What refers to the original form of rock music, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat?
(a) Salsa.
(b) Techno.
(c) Heavy metal.
(d) Hard rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs off to pursue Diana in Act 2, Scene 9?

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 6, an argument almost erupts between Henry and Natalie, but Henry defuses it by saying he'll come by when to take her to the dance?

4. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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