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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 14, Natalie sings of being glad to be able to feel pain, as long as it's what?
(a) Minor.
(b) Real.
(c) Excrutiating.
(d) Permanent.

2. Who wrote the music for Next to Normal?
(a) Edward Holmes.
(b) John Robbins.
(c) Tom Kitt.
(d) Matthew Johnson.

3. What slow ballad is sung by Diana and Dan in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) "How Could I Ever Forget".
(b) "Make Up Your Mind".
(c) "I Miss the Mountains".
(d) "You Don't Know".

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

5. What objects does Dan show Diana in Act 2, Scene 4 which she does not remember?
(a) Their wedding rings.
(b) Her birth certificate.
(c) Gabe's obituary.
(d) Her teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a reprise of what song in Act 2, Scene 10 do Diana and Gabe both resist the idea of more talk and electroshock therapy?

2. From what mental illness does the protagonist of Next to Normal suffer?

3. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?

4. In Act 2, Scene 11, Natalie sings that normal is too far away, but that she'd settle for something what?

5. What song is sung by Gabe in reprise in Act 2, Scene 9?

(see the answer key)

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