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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. In Act 1, Scene 2, music plays a classical sounding piano part with some light orchestral accompaniment in the style of what composer?
(a) Pachelbel.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Bach.
(d) Schubert.

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

3. What is the title of the final song of the show, sung by the ensemble in Act 2, Scene 14?
(a) "Song of Forgetting".
(b) "It's Gonna Be Good".
(c) "Light".
(d) "I've Been".

4. What theatrical term refers to the shutting off of stage lights?
(a) Blackout.
(b) Twilight.
(c) Stage-left.
(d) Footlights.

5. What does Diana not remember having had in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) A job.
(b) A husband.
(c) A car.
(d) A son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes some of Diana's medication in Act 1, Scene 8?

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

3. What refers to a ballroom dance in triple time in which couples spin around as they progress around the room?

4. Next to Normal began as a ten-minute-long piece called what?

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

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