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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 style of music does Henry play in Act 1, Scene 3, as Natalie listens?
2. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?
3. What refers to a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions?
4. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?
5. What multi-voiced, rock-textured ensemble number is sung by Diana, Gabe and others in Act 1, Scene 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What songs are sung by the doctor and Gabe in Act 1, Scene 9? What do they describe?
2. What are Henry and Natalie doing in Act 1, Scene 4? Who watches them?
3. What is sung about and by whom in the songs "Who's Crazy" / "My Psychopharmacologist and I"?
4. Describe the structural elements which stand out in the first scenes of Act 1. How is musical improvisation used as a literary technique?
5. How is Gabe different as a character from the others in Act 1, Scenes 1-3?
6. What is the song "I Miss the Mountains" metaphorical for? What does Diana do while singing it?
7. How is the music used in expressing the inner thoughts of the characters in Act 1?
8. What does Gabe sing with Natalie about in Act 1, Scene 7?
9. What structurally takes place in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11? What film is references in these scenes?
10. Describe the symbolic and metaphoric elements in Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11. What object becomes important in these scenes and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the theme of memory in the play. How do each of the characters react to Diana's memory loss?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the relationship and correlations between Diana and Natalie in the opening of Act 2. How does this intercut scene reflect their similarities?
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