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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a conductor through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube?
(a) Capacitor.
(b) Switch.
(c) Fuse.
(d) Electrode.

2. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Dan.
(b) Diana.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Dr. Fine.

3. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?
(a) Attempted suicide.
(b) Killed someone else.
(c) Disappeared.
(d) Killed herself.

4. 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) Conflict.
(b) Trigger.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Antagonist.

5. What is Diana's last name in Next to Normal?
(a) Jenkins.
(b) Conroy.
(c) Smithwick.
(d) Goodman.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Gabe's song in Act 1, Scene 8 is intercut with dialogue between Dan and whom?

3. How old does Diana's doctor say Gabe would have been in Act 1, Scene 8?

4. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?

5. What song does Diana sing about her longing for feeling in Act 1, Scene 4?

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