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

2. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Water therapy.
(c) Shock therapy.
(d) Brain surgery.

3. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?
(a) Gabe.
(b) Rodney.
(c) Dan.
(d) Henry.

4. Who appears to ask Dan why he didn't take her to the hospital in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Diana.

5. What hard driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) "You Don't Know".
(b) "Didn't I See This Movie".
(c) "Aftershocks".
(d) "I Am the One".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the character of Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

2. 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?

3. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?

4. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. What song does Dan sing in reply to Diana's song in Act 1, Scene 6?

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