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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) She's stopped taking her medications.
(b) She tried to overdose on her pills.
(c) She hates her doctor.
(d) She misses her son.

2. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 16 years.

3. What is Diana's last name in Next to Normal?
(a) Smithwick.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Conroy.

4. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) "There's a World".
(b) "Better Than Before".
(c) "So Anyway".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

5. Who comments that Dan doesn't truly care about what happened to him or about what is happening to Diana in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Henry.
(d) Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diana do while stating "I miss my life" in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?

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

4. What refers to the intentional taking of one's own life?

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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