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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. From what song does the line "things aren't as bizarre as they are" come in Next to Normal?
(a) "A Light in the Dark".
(b) "I'm Alive".
(c) "Aftershocks".
(d) "Who's Crazy".

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

3. What song does Diana, Natalie and Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) "Superboy and the Invisible Girl".
(b) "You Don't Know".
(c) "Perfect for You".
(d) "Song of Forgetting".

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, music plays a classical sounding piano part with some light orchestral accompaniment in the style of what composer?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Bach.
(c) Pachelbel.
(d) Schubert.

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) Gabe.
(b) Henry.
(c) Diana.
(d) Natalie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?

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

3. What was the name of the previous musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama before Next to Normal?

4. What is Diana's last name in Next to Normal?

5. In the ending of Act 1, Scene 11, Gabe appears and watches as Diana gives what to Dr. Madden?

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