View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many Tony Awards did Next to Normal win the year it was nominated for eleven awards?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 0.

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

4. What song does Dan sing in reply to Diana's song in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Hey #3".
(c) "I Am The One".
(d) "Just Another Day".

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

6. What doctor does Diana go to see in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Dr. Shwartz.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dr. Thomas.

7. What is the title of the song sung by Natalie in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) "Just Another Day".
(b) "Everything Else".
(c) "I'm Alive".
(d) "I Dreamed a Dance".

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

9. Who appears to ask Dan why he didn't take her to the hospital in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Diana.
(c) Harriet.
(d) Natalie.

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

11. What refers to a substance in its carbonate or citrate form used in the treatment or prophylaxis of bipolar disorder or mania?
(a) Lamictal.
(b) Zoloft.
(c) Paxil.
(d) Lithium.

12. In the ending of Act 1, Scene 11, Gabe appears and watches as Diana gives what to Dr. Madden?
(a) Personal belongings.
(b) Test results.
(c) Consent forms.
(d) A urine sample.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?

3. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?

4. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?

5. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 445 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample