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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Diana make a huge pile of before collapsing on the floor in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Crackers.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Fruit.

2. Who takes some of Diana's medication in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Gabe.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Henry.
(d) Dan.

3. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 8 years.

4. What song does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) "I'm Alive".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "The Break".
(d) "You Don't Know".

5. Next to Normal closed on Broadway after how many regular performances?
(a) 518.
(b) 421.
(c) 733.
(d) 239.

6. What does Gabe say in Act 1, Scene 8, indicating that he is alive not only to Diana, but in other ways to Dan and Natalie too?
(a) "I live on."
(b) "I own you."
(c) "You remember."
(d) "I cannot be forgotten."

7. What song does Henry sing to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Perfect for You".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

8. Who played the character of Henry in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) Aaron Tveit.
(b) Adam Chanler-Berat.
(c) Preston K. Sadleir.
(d) J. Robert Spencer.

9. What controversial treatment does Dr. Madden suggest for Diana in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) Electroshock therapy.
(b) Accupuncture.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Medical marijuana.

10. What does Dan bring Diana a box of in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) Gabe's things.
(b) A puppy.
(c) Food.
(d) A kitten.

11. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?
(a) Attempted suicide.
(b) Killed someone else.
(c) Disappeared.
(d) Killed herself.

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

13. What song does Dan sing as he tidies up in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "I've Been".
(b) "I Miss the Mountains".
(c) "I Am the One".
(d) "I Dreamed a Dance".

14. What is Diana's last name in Next to Normal?
(a) Goodman.
(b) Smithwick.
(c) Conroy.
(d) Jenkins.

15. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, music plays a classical sounding piano part with some light orchestral accompaniment in the style of what composer?

3. What does Diana do while stating "I miss my life" in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What is the name of the protagonist's daughter in Next to Normal?

5. In Act 1, Scene 5, Dan sings at work that things have been good at home for what period of time?

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