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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 is sung by Henry and Dan in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) "A Promise".
(b) "So Anyway".
(c) "I Dreamed a Dance".
(d) "He's Not Here".

2. The song sung by Natalie and Henry in Act 2, Scene 6 is a reprise of what song?
(a) "I Am the One".
(b) "Hey #2".
(c) "Hey #1".
(d) "Perfect for You".

3. What does Henry claim could potentially happen, which would be perfect, in Act 2, Scene 12?
(a) Natalie could become famous.
(b) They could both go crazy.
(c) They could have children.
(d) The could become extremely wealthy.

4. What does Diana not remember having had in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) A son.
(b) A car.
(c) A husband.
(d) A job.

5. What in musical theater refers to a musical number in which music, ideas and even some text are sung again some time after being sung the first time?
(a) Ballad.
(b) Chord.
(c) Octone.
(d) Reprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a conductor through which a current enters or leaves a nonmetallic medium, as an electrolytic cell, arc generator, vacuum tube, or gaseous discharge tube?

2. The song sung by Dr. Madden and Diana in Act 2, Scene 7 is a reprise of what earlier song?

3. Who does Diana run out to search for in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. How old was Gabe when Diana recalls having rushed him to the hospital in Act 2, Scene 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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