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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who played the character of Natalie in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) Emma Hunton.
(b) Jennifer Damiano.
(c) Rebecca Hodges.
(d) Alice Ripley.

2. In Act 1, Scene 5, Dan sings at work that things have been good at home for what period of time?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

3. What word (in a dramatic or literary work) refers to a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot?
(a) Wave.
(b) Outcrop.
(c) Climax.
(d) Hill.

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

5. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?
(a) Dan.
(b) Rodney.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Henry.

6. What reflective ballad does Dan sing in Act 1, Scene 5 about his son?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "He's Not Here".
(c) "Who's Crazy".
(d) "Seconds and Years".

7. What psychiatric term refers to an experience that produces psychological injury or pain?
(a) Trauma.
(b) Agitate.
(c) Horror.
(d) Bully.

8. What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "Better Than Before".
(b) "He's Not Here".
(c) "Make up your Mind".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

9. Who claims that he sits behind Natalie in several classes and knows her schedule in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dan.
(b) Dr. Madden.
(c) Henry.
(d) Dr. Fine.

10. What is Gabe wearing when he appears in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) A green robe.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) A dress.
(d) Swim trunks.

11. What was the name of the previous musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama before Next to Normal?
(a) Rent.
(b) Anna in the Tropics.
(c) Dinner with Friends.
(d) Cats.

12. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) At a park.
(b) Backstage at a concert.
(c) At a shopping mall.
(d) In an internet cafe.

13. What word refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
(a) Trigger.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Convolution.
(d) Truth.

14. What is the name of the protagonist's daughter in Next to Normal?
(a) Amy.
(b) Diana.
(c) Kimberly.
(d) Natalie.

15. What word means lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid?
(a) Implacable.
(b) Dormant.
(c) Camoflauged.
(d) Intracable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the character of Dan in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

2. What hard-driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 11?

3. Diana's doctor suggests that it is time for her to do what in Act 1, Scene 10?

4. What is the name of the song in Act 1, Scene 1 in which the main characters each sing about their morning?

5. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?

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