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

2. What emotional ballad does Dan sing to Diana in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) "A Light in the Dark".
(b) "Hey #2".
(c) "I'm Alive".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

3. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Bipolar.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Pregnant.

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

5. From what mental illness does the protagonist of Next to Normal suffer?
(a) Dyslexia.
(b) Bipolar Disorder.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Multiple Personality Disorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?

2. Who is the protagonist of Next to Normal?

3. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?

4. Who comments that Dan doesn't truly care about what happened to him or about what is happening to Diana in Act 1, Scene 6?

5. What word (in a dramatic or literary work) refers to a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Diana reveal to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6? What song does she sing in this scene?

2. What does Dr. Madden reveal after Diana's song in Act 1, Scene 10? What treatment does he suggest?

3. What is the song "I Miss the Mountains" metaphorical for? What does Diana do while singing it?

4. What does the song "I'm Alive" relate to in Act 1, Scene 8?

5. What triggers Diana's memory flashback in Act 1, Scene 4? What is the memory of?

6. What are Henry and Natalie doing in Act 1, Scene 4? Who watches them?

7. How is the Goodman family portrayed in the first scenes of Act 1?

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

9. How does Gabe's character stand apart from the others in Act 1, Scene 9?

10. How is the theme of hope and light symbolized in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11?

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