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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. What song does Diana's doctor sing in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) "Make up your Mind".
(b) "Better Than Before".
(c) "He's Not Here".
(d) "It's Gonna Be Good".

2. 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?
(a) Outcrop.
(b) Wave.
(c) Hill.
(d) Climax.

3. How many Tony Awards did Next to Normal win the year it was nominated for eleven awards?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

4. Who claims that he sits behind Natalie in several classes and knows her schedule in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dan.
(b) Henry.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dr. Madden.

5. What doctor does Diana go to see in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Dr. Thomas.
(b) Dr. Anderson.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dr. Shwartz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid?

2. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?

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

4. Who does Diana say she couldn't hold when she was born in Act 1, Scene 9?

5. Who takes some of Diana's medication in Act 1, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What song is performed by Diana and Gabe in Act 1, Scene 10? What does Gabe encourage Diana to do?

2. What is symbolized in Gabe's comment "I own you," in Act 1, Scene 8? What is revealed in this scene regarding his character?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the central themes in Next to Normal. What does the story of the play revolve around?

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