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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. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) She hates her doctor.
(b) She misses her son.
(c) She tried to overdose on her pills.
(d) She's stopped taking her medications.

2. Who does Diana comment was as "high-spirited" as she is when speaking with her new doctor in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

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

4. In Act 2, Scene 2, Natalie comments ironically on how good the treatment is - her mother's mind is "so pure / that she doesn't _____."
(a) "Remember."
(b) "Have fear."
(c) "Question."
(d) "Know anything."

5. In a reprise of what song in Act 2, Scene 10 do Diana and Gabe both resist the idea of more talk and electroshock therapy?
(a) "Wish I Were Here".
(b) "Catch Me I'm Falling".
(c) "I Am the One".
(d) "Seconds and Years".

Short Answer Questions

1. What quiet ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 13?

2. Who appears and sings along with Dan using no words in Act 1, Scene 11?

3. Who does Diana say she couldn't hold when she was born in Act 1, Scene 9?

4. Prior to bringing Next to Normal to Broadway, Brian Yorkey was affiliated with what musical theater group in New York?

5. What song is sung by Diana and Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 7?

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