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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 3, it has been how long since Natalie and Henry have talked?
(a) A year.
(b) Several weeks.
(c) Several months.
(d) Two days.

2. Natalie claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that she deserves to party because her mother is being what?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Forgetful.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Electrocuted.

3. What refers to the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences?
(a) Memory.
(b) Vocabulary.
(c) Fact checking.
(d) Conscience.

4. In Act 2, Scene 10, Diana musically asks Dr. Madden what urgent driving question?
(a) What happens when a treatment reveals a wound different from the one that had originally been treated?
(b) How will the new drugs affect her memory?
(c) How long will the therapy last?
(d) What happened to Dr. Smith?

5. As Diana goes out in Act 2, Scene 9, Henry says he'll wait for Natalie where?
(a) At a gas station.
(b) At the dance.
(c) On the football field.
(d) At the library.

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

7. In Act 2, Scene 10, Diana insists there should be no limit on the amount of time she can be allowed to do what?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Grieve for her child.
(c) Sit in silence.
(d) Be happy.

8. Where are Natalie and Henry when they first appear in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Outside a dance club.
(b) The library.
(c) A boat show.
(d) A police station.

9. What object appears along with Gabe in the ending of Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) A photo album.
(b) The toaster.
(c) A watch.
(d) The music box.

10. In Act 2, Scene 11, Diana meets Natalie, telling her that she's going to take Natalie where?
(a) To the movies.
(b) To the dentist.
(c) To the park.
(d) To the dance.

11. What word means to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant?
(a) Reconciliation.
(b) Migrate.
(c) Agitate.
(d) Elope.

12. In Act 2, Scene 9, Gabe appears, singing that he is "more than" what?
(a) Death.
(b) Human.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Memory.

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

14. In his song solo in Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe compares electroshock therapy to what?
(a) Sticking a fork in the wall outlet.
(b) The electric chair.
(c) Licking a car battery.
(d) Getting stung by bees.

15. What refers to a comparatively non-aggressive, melodic style of rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat?
(a) Punk rock.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Death metal.
(d) Soft rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gabe when Diana recalls having rushed him to the hospital in Act 2, Scene 8?

2. The song sung by Dr. Madden and Diana in Act 2, Scene 7 is a reprise of what earlier song?

3. What slow ballad is sung by Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 8?

4. What song in Act 2, Scene 1 is sung by Diana and Natalie?

5. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?

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