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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. Where are Natalie and Henry when they first appear in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Outside a dance club.
(b) A boat show.
(c) A police station.
(d) The library.

2. What theatrical term refers to the shutting off of stage lights?
(a) Twilight.
(b) Blackout.
(c) Footlights.
(d) Stage-left.

3. When Diana is unable to remember Natalie in a photo, Natalie attempts to do what in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Call Henry.
(b) Slap her mother.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Leave.

4. In Act 2, Scene 3, it has been how long since Natalie and Henry have talked?
(a) Two days.
(b) Several months.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) A year.

5. Who does Dr. Madden reference, stopping the conversation cold between him and Diana in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Dan.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Henry.
(d) Gabe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dan take from Diana and break in Act 2, Scene 8?

2. What song do Natalie and Henry sing in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What refers to a comparatively non-aggressive, melodic style of rock music in which the arrangement and lyrics are emphasized more than the beat?

4. In Act 2, Scene 9, Natalie tells Henry she can't go to the dance because she has to do what?

5. What happens to Natalie as Diana's body is taken into the treatment room in Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction does Diana have to returning home in Act 2, Scene 2? What song is sung?

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

3. Who arrives after Dan leaves in Act 2, Scene 5? What interaction takes place with Diana?

4. What is the conclusion of Diana's and Dr. Madden's disagreement in Act 2, Scene 10?

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

6. What does Diana reveal to Natalie in their brief scene in Act 2, Scene 11?

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

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

9. What does Dan attempt to show Diana in Act 2, Scene 4? What makes Natalie almost leave?

10. What songs are sung by the ensemble in Act 2, Scene 9? What are the songs about?

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