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

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) Schubert.
(c) Bach.
(d) Mozart.

2. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?
(a) Mimic.
(b) Improvise.
(c) Recite.
(d) Preach.

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

4. What refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?
(a) Lie.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Irony.
(d) Rhetoric.

5. Gabe's song in Act 1, Scene 8 is intercut with dialogue between Dan and whom?
(a) Henry.
(b) Dr. Fine.
(c) Diana.
(d) Natalie.

6. What refers to the intentional taking of one's own life?
(a) Euthanasia.
(b) Homicide.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Assault.

7. What drug does Henry give to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) Mescaline.

8. What multi-voiced, rock-textured ensemble number is sung by Diana, Gabe and others in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "He's Not Here".
(b) "I'm Alive".
(c) "Catch Me I'm Falling".
(d) "Perfect for You".

9. What style of music does Henry play in Act 1, Scene 3, as Natalie listens?
(a) Rock.
(b) Blues.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Reggae.

10. 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) Conflict.
(b) Convolution.
(c) Trigger.
(d) Truth.

11. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Selma.
(c) Diana.
(d) Nancy.

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

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

14. What does Diana do while stating "I miss my life" in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Overdoses on pills.
(b) Calls her daughter's cell phone.
(c) Attempts to hang herself.
(d) Flushes her medicine down the toilet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Diana's pharmacologist in Act 1, Scene 6?

2. How old does Diana's doctor say Gabe would have been in Act 1, Scene 8?

3. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

4. Who played the character of Gabe in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

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

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