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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Dr. Fine.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Diana.
(d) Dan.

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

3. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Song of Forgetting".
(c) "Didn't I See This Movie".
(d) "I Dreamed a Dance".

4. How old is the protagonist's daughter in Next to Normal?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

5. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A book.
(b) A birthday present.
(c) A birthday cake.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.

6. What song does Diana sing about her longing for feeling in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) "Everything Else".
(b) "The Break".
(c) "I've Been".
(d) "I Miss the Mountains".

7. From what mental illness does the protagonist of Next to Normal suffer?
(a) Multiple Personality Disorder.
(b) Bipolar Disorder.
(c) Dyslexia.
(d) Schizophrenia.

8. From what song does the line "things aren't as bizarre as they are" come in Next to Normal?
(a) "A Light in the Dark".
(b) "Aftershocks".
(c) "Who's Crazy".
(d) "I'm Alive".

9. What emotional ballad does Dan sing to Diana in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "Hey #2".
(b) "A Light in the Dark".
(c) "I'm Alive".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

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

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

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

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

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

15. What new doctor does Diana see in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Dr. Madden.
(b) Dr. Ross.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dr. Kroeger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hard driving rock tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 6?

2. 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?

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

4. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?

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