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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. Who appears and sings along with Dan using no words in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) Gabe.
(b) Dr. Fine.
(c) Henry.
(d) Diana.

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

3. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2000.

4. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) "It's Gonna Be Good".
(b) "There's a World".
(c) "Better Than Before".
(d) "So Anyway".

5. What refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?
(a) Lie.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Irony.
(d) Rhetoric.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9?

3. What song does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 8?

4. Next to Normal closed on Broadway after how many regular performances?

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?

(see the answer key)

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