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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 quickly paced, urgent number is sung by Gabe in Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) "Wish I Were Here".
(b) "Aftershocks".
(c) "The Break".
(d) "I've Been".

2. In Act 2, Scene 11, Natalie sings that normal is too far away, but that she'd settle for something what?
(a) "I Miss the Mountains".
(b) "Next to Normal".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "I Am the One".

3. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A movie.
(b) A dance.
(c) The circus.
(d) Dinner.

4. What refers to a comparatively non-aggressive, melodic style of rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat?
(a) Industrial.
(b) Death metal.
(c) Soft rock.
(d) Punk rock.

5. What song is sung by Diana and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) "Perfect for You".
(b) "Who's Crazy".
(c) "You Don't Know".
(d) "Why Stay".

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 refers to the original form of rock music, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat?

3. Diana sings that she believes her real problem is not in her mind but in what, in Act 2, Scene 10?

4. What song does Dr. Madden sing, along with Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What overlapping ballad is sung by Natalie and Diana in Act 2, Scene 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What object does Gabe give Diana in Act 2, Scene 8? What song is sung?

3. What does Dr. Madden relate about Diana's memory loss in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

6. What do Henry and Natalie witness between Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 8?

7. What is revealed in the conversation between Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 12?

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

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

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

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