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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who played the character of Henry in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?
(a) Adam Chanler-Berat.
(b) Aaron Tveit.
(c) J. Robert Spencer.
(d) Preston K. Sadleir.

2. What refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?
(a) Lie.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Rhetoric.
(d) Irony.

3. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Diana.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Selma.

4. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?
(a) Henry.
(b) Rodney.
(c) Dan.
(d) Gabe.

5. Who is the protagonist's husband in Next to Normal?
(a) Henry.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Dan.
(d) Dr. Fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the intentional taking of one's own life?

2. When did Next to Normal close on Broadway?

3. What psychiatric term refers to an experience that produces psychological injury or pain?

4. What song does Henry sing to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What does Diana make a huge pile of before collapsing on the floor in Act 1, Scene 1?

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