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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 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) Wave.
(b) Climax.
(c) Hill.
(d) Outcrop.

2. What hard-driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Didn't I See this Movie".
(c) "A Light in the Dark".
(d) "Why Stay".

3. What song does Dan sing as he tidies up in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "I Am the One".
(c) "I Dreamed a Dance".
(d) "I've Been".

4. What new doctor does Diana see in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Dr. Ross.
(b) Dr. Fine.
(c) Dr. Kroeger.
(d) Dr. Madden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that he sits behind Natalie in several classes and knows her schedule in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What tender ballad does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 10?

3. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?

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

5. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?

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