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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a bouncy, fast pace in music?
(a) Blues.
(b) Instrumental.
(c) Up-tempo.
(d) Classical.

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

3. What slow ballad is sung by Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "Make Up Your Mind".

4. In Act 2, Scene 9, Gabe appears, singing that he is "more than" what?
(a) Human.
(b) Death.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Memory.

5. What refers to a comparatively non-aggressive, melodic style of rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat?
(a) Soft rock.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Punk rock.
(d) Death metal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?

3. What reflective ballad does Dan sing in Act 1, Scene 5 about his son?

4. What refers to the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences?

5. What is Gabe wearing when he appears in Act 1, Scene 10?

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