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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a substance in its carbonate or citrate form used in the treatment or prophylaxis of bipolar disorder or mania?
(a) Zoloft.
(b) Paxil.
(c) Lamictal.
(d) Lithium.

2. How old does Diana's doctor say Gabe would have been in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) 24.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

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

4. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2008.

5. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Diana.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Selma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the character of Dan in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

2. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?

3. What refers to instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements?

4. In Act 1, Scene 11, Dr. Madden tries to convince Diana to try the controversial therapy while who attempts to convince her not to try it?

5. What does Gabe say in Act 1, Scene 8, indicating that he is alive not only to Diana, but in other ways to Dan and Natalie too?

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