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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A dance.
(b) A movie.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The circus.

2. What refers to a ballroom dance in triple time in which couples spin around as they progress around the room?
(a) Macarena.
(b) Moonwalk.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Jitterbug.

3. Natalie claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that she deserves to party because her mother is being what?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Electrocuted.
(c) Forgetful.
(d) Depressed.

4. Gabe's song in Act 1, Scene 8 is intercut with dialogue between Dan and whom?
(a) Dr. Fine.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Diana.
(d) Henry.

5. Who played the character of Natalie in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) Alice Ripley.
(b) Emma Hunton.
(c) Jennifer Damiano.
(d) Rebecca Hodges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements?

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

3. In Act 1, Scene 7, Gabe appears and sings with Natalie about "the son of steel and the daughter of" what?

4. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?

5. What is Henry worried about regarding Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3?

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