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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 is Henry worried about regarding Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Her drug use.
(b) Her sex drive.
(c) Her mental condition.
(d) Her eating habits.

2. What theatrical term refers to the shutting off of stage lights?
(a) Footlights.
(b) Stage-left.
(c) Twilight.
(d) Blackout.

3. Who played the character of Natalie in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) Rebecca Hodges.
(b) Jennifer Damiano.
(c) Emma Hunton.
(d) Alice Ripley.

4. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Brain surgery.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Shock therapy.
(d) Water therapy.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Diana's treatment set to last in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Diana's doctor suggests that it is time for her to do what in Act 1, Scene 10?

3. What drug does Henry give to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 7?

4. What emotional ballad does Dan sing to Diana in Act 1, Scene 11?

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

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