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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Wanting to rid himself of Diana.
(b) Putting her through hell.
(c) Being selfish.
(d) Betraying Diana's trust.

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

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

4. 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) Nancy.
(b) Selma.
(c) Diana.
(d) Natalie.

5. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2005.

6. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 8 years.

7. What is the name of the song in Act 1, Scene 1 in which the main characters each sing about their morning?
(a) "Everything Else".
(b) "Just Another Day".
(c) "Perfect for You".
(d) "Who's Crazy".

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

9. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

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

12. What refers to the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Pharmacology.
(c) Psychiatrist.
(d) Paleontologist.

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

14. In Act 1, Scene 11, Dr. Madden tries to convince Diana to try the controversial therapy while who attempts to convince her not to try it?
(a) Dan.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Henry.

15. In Act 1, Scene 2, music plays a classical sounding piano part with some light orchestral accompaniment in the style of what composer?
(a) Bach.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Schubert.
(d) Pachelbel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the protagonist's husband in Next to Normal?

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

4. Who wrote the music for Next to Normal?

5. In Act 1, Scene 7, Gabe appears and sings with Natalie about "the son of steel and the daughter of" what?

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