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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote the music for Next to Normal?
(a) Tom Kitt.
(b) John Robbins.
(c) Edward Holmes.
(d) Matthew Johnson.

3. 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".

4. What word refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
(a) Trigger.
(b) Convolution.
(c) Truth.
(d) Conflict.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

3. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?

4. What lightly textured waltz tune does Diana sing in Act 1, Scene 10?

5. What song does Gabe sing in Act 1, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gabe different as a character from the others in Act 1, Scenes 1-3?

2. What is the subject and style of the song "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"? Who sings it?

3. What song does Dan sing to Diana about their son in Act 1, Scene 5? What does the song reveal?

4. What new doctor does Diana see in Act 1, Scene 8? What is revealed about her medical history?

5. How is the music used in expressing the inner thoughts of the characters in Act 1?

6. What do the members of the Goodman family sing about in the song "Just Another Day" in Act 1, Scene 1?

7. What music opens Act 1, Scene 2? What does Natalie sing about in this song?

8. What does Dr. Madden suggest to Diana in Act 1, Scene 10? Where does she go after she leaves his office?

9. What structurally takes place in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11? What film is references in these scenes?

10. Describe the symbolic and metaphoric elements in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11. What object becomes important in these scenes and why?

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