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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "Song of Forgetting".
(b) "I Dreamed a Dance".
(c) "Didn't I See This Movie".
(d) "How Could I Ever Forget".

2. In Act 2, Scene 3, it has been how long since Natalie and Henry have talked?
(a) Two days.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) A year.
(d) Several months.

3. In Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe sings of the hole left in Diana's mind by what?
(a) His desire to climb the mountain.
(b) His having been erased from her memory.
(c) His need to be an engineer.
(d) His love for Dan.

4. Who is the protagonist of Next to Normal?
(a) Diana.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Katie.
(d) Natalie.

5. In his song solo in Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe compares electroshock therapy to what?
(a) Sticking a fork in the wall outlet.
(b) Getting stung by bees.
(c) The electric chair.
(d) Licking a car battery.

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. Who does Diana comment was as "high-spirited" as she is when speaking with her new doctor in Act 1, Scene 8?

3. How old was Gabe when Diana recalls having rushed him to the hospital in Act 2, Scene 8?

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

5. What is Diana's last name in Next to Normal?

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