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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Diana, Natalie and Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) "You Don't Know".
(b) "Superboy and the Invisible Girl".
(c) "Perfect for You".
(d) "Song of Forgetting".

2. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) "Better Than Before".
(b) "There's a World".
(c) "So Anyway".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

3. What reflective ballad does Dan sing in Act 1, Scene 5 about his son?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "He's Not Here".
(c) "Who's Crazy".
(d) "Seconds and Years".

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

5. Who appears and sings along with Dan using no words in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) Dr. Fine.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Diana.
(d) Henry.

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

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

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

9. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What 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) Catalyst.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Trigger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who appears to ask Dan why he didn't take her to the hospital in Act 1, Scene 11?

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

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

5. 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?

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