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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 is the protagonist of Next to Normal?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Katie.
(d) Diana.
2. What word means lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid?
(a) Intracable.
(b) Dormant.
(c) Camoflauged.
(d) Implacable.
3. What refers to a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Manic disorder.
(c) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
(d) Autism.
4. What does Diana enter with after dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A birthday present.
(b) A book.
(c) A birthday cake.
(d) A bottle of whiskey.
5. What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "He's Not Here".
(b) "Better Than Before".
(c) "It's Gonna Be Good".
(d) "Make up your Mind".
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the title of the song sung by Natalie in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. Next to Normal closed on Broadway after how many regular performances?
3. What controversial treatment does Dr. Madden suggest for Diana in Act 1, Scene 10?
4. What song does Dan sing as he tidies up in Act 1, Scene 11?
5. What song does Diana sing about her longing for feeling in Act 1, Scene 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What structurally takes place in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11? What film is references in these scenes?
2. How is the theme of hope and light symbolized in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11?
3. What does Diana reveal to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6? What song does she sing in this scene?
4. What do the members of the Goodman family sing about in the song "Just Another Day" in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. What music opens Act 1, Scene 2? What does Natalie sing about in this song?
6. Describe the structural elements which stand out in the first scenes of Act 1. How is musical improvisation used as a literary technique?
7. What is sung about and by whom in the songs "Who's Crazy" / "My Psychopharmacologist and I"?
8. What are Henry and Natalie doing in Act 1, Scene 4? Who watches them?
9. What is symbolized in Gabe's comment "I own you," in Act 1, Scene 8? What is revealed in this scene regarding his character?
10. What is the subject and style of the song "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"? Who sings it?
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