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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "Better Than Before".
(b) "Make up your Mind".
(c) "He's Not Here".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests that what Diana is doing is a good idea and that she is brave in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?

3. What song does Henry sing to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

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

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