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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 haunting ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What is defined as a musical composition for two voices or instruments?

3. What song in Act 2, Scene 1 is sung by Diana and Natalie?

4. Who arrives after Dan goes upstairs to bed in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, Gabe sings of the hole left in Diana's mind by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry worried about Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3? Where does he ask her to go?

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

3. What is symbolized in the song "Next to Normal" in the musical?

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

5. What question does Diana pose to Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 10? What is Madden's reply?

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

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

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

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

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

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 relationship and correlations between Diana and Natalie in the opening of Act 2. How does this intercut scene reflect their similarities?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the symbolic and metaphorical elements in Act 1, Scene 10. How does this scene illustrate the suicide attempt of the protagonist in a creative way?

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