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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Outcrop.
(b) Hill.
(c) Wave.
(d) Climax.

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

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

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

6. When Natalie is informed of the controversial therapy being used on her mother in Act 1, Scene 11, she reacts with anger, accusing Dan of what?
(a) Betraying Diana's trust.
(b) Being selfish.
(c) Wanting to rid himself of Diana.
(d) Putting her through hell.

7. What refers to instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements?
(a) Lines.
(b) Dance numbers.
(c) Stage directions.
(d) Props.

8. What drug do Natalie and Henry use in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) LSD.
(c) Methamphetamine.
(d) Cocaine.

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

10. 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 own you."
(b) "I live on."
(c) "I cannot be forgotten."
(d) "You remember."

11. What tender ballad does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) "Aftershocks".
(b) "I've Been".
(c) "There's a World".
(d) "I Am the One".

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what song does the line "things aren't as bizarre as they are" come in Next to Normal?

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

3. Who played the character of Henry in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

4. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?

5. What drug does Henry give to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 7?

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