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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
2. What drug do Natalie and Henry use in Act 1, Scene 4?
3. In Act 1, Scene 2, music plays a classical sounding piano part with some light orchestral accompaniment in the style of what composer?
4. What refers to the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs?
5. What word refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the subject and style of the song "Superboy and the Invisible Girl"? Who sings it?
2. What song does Dan sing to Diana about their son in Act 1, Scene 5? What does the song reveal?
3. What is sung about and by whom in the songs "Who's Crazy" / "My Psychopharmacologist and I"?
4. How is the music used in expressing the inner thoughts of the characters in Act 1?
5. How does Gabe's character stand apart from the others in Act 1, Scene 9?
6. What does Dan sing about in the song "It's Gonna Be Good"? Where is he?
7. What is symbolized in Gabe's comment "I own you," in Act 1, Scene 8? What is revealed in this scene regarding his character?
8. What is revealed about the character of Gabe in Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5?
9. How is Gabe different as a character from the others in Act 1, Scenes 1-3?
10. What does Diana reveal to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6? What song does she sing in this scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Henry in the narrative and the motif of drug use. How does Henry's character differ from the characters of the Goodman family?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of sibling rivalry in the narrative. How is this theme manifested in the relationship between Gabe and Natalie?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the role of the choral ensemble in Next to Normal. How does the chorus relate to choruses of the Classical Greek theater?
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