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

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

3. What does Dan take from Diana and break in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) A vase.
(b) A watch.
(c) The music box.
(d) A toy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 10, Diana insists there should be no limit on the amount of time she can be allowed to do what?

2. What haunting ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. In Act 2, Scene 3, it has been how long since Natalie and Henry have talked?

4. What is defined as existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent?

5. What word means to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What song does Gabe sing in Act 2, Scene 5? What metaphor is used in the song?

2. What does Natalie confess in the song "Next to Normal" in Act 2, Scene 11?

3. What interaction takes place between Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 6?

4. What is revealed about the character of Natalie in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What reprise is sung by Diana in Act 2, Scene 7? What conversation takes place between Diana and Dr. Madden in this scene?

6. What does Natalie show Diana in Act 2, Scene 4? What effect does it have?

7. How do the scenes flow between Act 2 Scenes 7 and 8? What does this represent symbolically?

8. Where are Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 1? Why is Natalie distraught?

9. What song is sung together by Natalie and Diana in Act 2, Scene 1? What does it reveal?

10. What ironic comment does Natalie make about her mother's treatment in Act 2, Scene 2?

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