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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 comments that Dan doesn't truly care about what happened to him or about what is happening to Diana in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Gabe.
(c) Diana.
(d) Henry.

2. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?
(a) Bipolar.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Pregnant.
(d) Divorced.

3. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2005.

4. What refers to a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions?
(a) Manic disorder.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Autism.
(d) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

5. What refers to a substance in its carbonate or citrate form used in the treatment or prophylaxis of bipolar disorder or mania?
(a) Zoloft.
(b) Lamictal.
(c) Lithium.
(d) Paxil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Next to Normal close on Broadway?

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

3. Who does Diana comment was as "high-spirited" as she is when speaking with her new doctor in Act 1, Scene 8?

4. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?

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

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