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

2. What multi-voiced, rock-textured ensemble number is sung by Diana, Gabe and others in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "I'm Alive".
(b) "He's Not Here".
(c) "Perfect for You".
(d) "Catch Me I'm Falling".

3. What refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
(a) Trigger.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Antagonist.

4. What does Gabe eventually influence Diana to say in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "Death, release me."
(b) "I'll die to dance with..."
(c) "I miss my son."
(d) "I will get better."

5. How many Tony Awards did Next to Normal win the year it was nominated for eleven awards?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?

2. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

3. What does Diana make a huge pile of before collapsing on the floor in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

5. When Natalie is informed of the controversial therapy being used on her mother in Act 1, Scene 11, she reacts with anger, accusing Dan of what?

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