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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Diana run out to search for in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) Dan.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Henry.

2. In Act 2, Scene 11, Natalie sings that normal is too far away, but that she'd settle for something what?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "I Am the One".
(c) "Next to Normal".
(d) "You Don't Know".

3. The song sung by Dr. Madden and Diana in Act 2, Scene 7 is a reprise of what earlier song?
(a) "It's Gonna Be Good".
(b) "Hey #3".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "I Dreamed a Dance".

4. What is Henry worried about regarding Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Her sex drive.
(b) Her eating habits.
(c) Her mental condition.
(d) Her drug use.

5. What happens to Natalie as Diana's body is taken into the treatment room in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She starts to cry.
(b) She has a siezure.
(c) She starts bleeding.
(d) She collapses.

6. What song does Diana sing to Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) "Aftershocks".
(b) "You Don't Know".
(c) "The Break".
(d) "I'm Alive".

7. By what name does Diana refer to her doctor in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Dr. Ford.
(b) Dr. Cooper.
(c) Dr. Smith.
(d) Dr. Mitchell.

8. Diana sings that she believes her real problem is not in her mind but in what, in Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her soul.
(c) Her lungs.
(d) Her eyes.

9. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Dinner.
(b) The circus.
(c) A dance.
(d) A movie.

10. What song is sung by Diana and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) "Why Stay".
(b) "Perfect for You".
(c) "Who's Crazy".
(d) "You Don't Know".

11. What is defined as a musical composition for two voices or instruments?
(a) Quartet.
(b) Symphony.
(c) Solo.
(d) Duet.

12. In Act 2, Scene 6, an argument almost erupts between Henry and Natalie, but Henry defuses it by saying he'll come by when to take her to the dance?
(a) The fifth of the month.
(b) The following night.
(c) On Wednesday morning.
(d) The next weekend.

13. What song does Dr. Madden sing, along with Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) "Song of Forgetting".
(b) "Light".
(c) "Seconds and Years".
(d) "I Am the One".

14. What theatrical term refers to the shutting off of stage lights?
(a) Blackout.
(b) Footlights.
(c) Twilight.
(d) Stage-left.

15. The song sung by Natalie and Henry in Act 2, Scene 6 is a reprise of what song?
(a) "Hey #1".
(b) "Perfect for You".
(c) "I Am the One".
(d) "Hey #2".

Short Answer Questions

1. What reprise is sung by Natalie and Henry in Act 2, Scene 12?

2. Who does Dr. Madden reference, stopping the conversation cold between him and Diana in Act 2, Scene 7?

3. What in musical theater refers to a musical number in which music, ideas and even some text are sung again some time after being sung the first time?

4. What word means to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner?

5. What song do Natalie and Henry sing in Act 2, Scene 3?

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