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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. How old is the protagonist's daughter in Next to Normal?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

2. What is defined as existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent?
(a) Simultaneous.
(b) Difference.
(c) Consecutive.
(d) Duplicate.

3. When did Next to Normal close on Broadway?
(a) January 16, 2011.
(b) March 24, 2009.
(c) June 11, 2010.
(d) September 4, 2008.

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

5. What does Gabe hand to Diana in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) The music box.
(b) A book.
(c) A newspaper clipping.
(d) A photograph.

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. What refers to anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions?

3. What does Henry claim could potentially happen, which would be perfect, in Act 2, Scene 12?

4. What song does Dan sing accompanied with the Voices in Act 1, Scene 5?

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, Natalie comments ironically on how good the treatment is - her mother's mind is "so pure / that she doesn't _____."

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