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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. Who pursues Dan in exiting Act 2, Scene 9?

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

3. What haunting ballad does Diana sing in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What refers to the original form of rock music, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat?

5. What reprise does Dr. Madden sing to Diana in Act 2, Scene 10?

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

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

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

6. What object does Gabe give Diana in Act 2, Scene 8? What song is sung?

7. What questions does Diana bombard Dan with in Act 2, Scene 8? What is his response?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the role of Gabe in Next to Normal. With what characters does Gabe interact and what is symbolized through Gabe's character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss use of drug treatment for bipolar disorder and the role that the drugs play in the musical. How does Diana feel when she is medicated?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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