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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song is sung by Diana and Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) "Perfect for You".
(b) "I Don't Know".
(c) "Everything Else".
(d) "Song of Forgetting".

2. When Henry says he'll be there for Natalie in Act 2, Scene 12, she protests, with increasing anger, that she might turn out to what?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Ruin his life.
(c) Be a failure.
(d) Betray him.

3. Dan reassures both Natalie and Diana in Act 2, Scene 2 that memories don't what?
(a) Die.
(b) Harm.
(c) Matter.
(d) Influence.

4. How long is Diana's treatment set to last in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, Natalie comments ironically on how good the treatment is - her mother's mind is "so pure / that she doesn't _____."
(a) "Remember."
(b) "Question."
(c) "Know anything."
(d) "Have fear."

6. Natalie confesses in Act 2, Scene 11 that she once wished what?
(a) Diana would die.
(b) She could leave Henry.
(c) Dan could leave Diana.
(d) Dan would die.

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

8. What is defined as existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent?
(a) Consecutive.
(b) Difference.
(c) Simultaneous.
(d) Duplicate.

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

10. What overlapping ballad is sung by Natalie and Diana in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) "Just Another Day".
(b) "You Don't Know".
(c) "Light".
(d) "Maybe / Next to Normal".

11. What song do Natalie and Henry sing in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Hey #1".
(c) "Hey #3".
(d) "Why Stay".

12. In Act 2, Scene 9, Natalie tells Henry she can't go to the dance because she has to do what?
(a) Take her mom to the hospital.
(b) Write a paper.
(c) Drive to another state.
(d) Watch the neighbors kids.

13. What refers to the original form of rock music, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat?
(a) Techno.
(b) Salsa.
(c) Hard rock.
(d) Heavy metal.

14. 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) "I Am the One".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "I Miss the Mountains".

15. Who runs off to pursue Diana in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Dan.
(c) Henry.
(d) Gabe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe sings of the hole left in Diana's mind by what?

2. What refers to a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place?

3. As Diana goes out in Act 2, Scene 9, Henry says he'll wait for Natalie where?

4. In a reprise of what song in Act 2, Scene 10 do Diana and Gabe both resist the idea of more talk and electroshock therapy?

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

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