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

2. What song in Act 2, Scene 1 is sung by Diana and Natalie?
(a) "Everything Else".
(b) "Wish I Were Here".
(c) "Superboy and the Invisible Girl".
(d) "Seconds and Years".

3. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. What song does Diana sing to Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) "You Don't Know".
(b) "Aftershocks".
(c) "The Break".
(d) "I'm Alive".

5. What overlapping ballad is sung by Natalie and Diana in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) "Just Another Day".
(b) "Light".
(c) "Maybe / Next to Normal".
(d) "You Don't Know".

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance?

2. Who is the protagonist's husband in Next to Normal?

3. In Act 2, Scene 10, Diana musically asks Dr. Madden what urgent driving question?

4. What refers to a ballroom dance in triple time in which couples spin around as they progress around the room?

5. Natalie claims in Act 2, Scene 1 that she deserves to party because her mother is being what?

(see the answer key)

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