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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. Who appears and sings along with Dan using no words in Act 1, Scene 11?
(a) Dr. Fine.
(b) Diana.
(c) Henry.
(d) Gabe.

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 3, it has been how long since Natalie and Henry have talked?
(a) Two days.
(b) A year.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several months.

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

5. In August 2010, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey workshopped what musical collaboration at the Village Theatre's Festival of New Musicals?
(a) By the River.
(b) A Beautiful Soul.
(c) In Your Eyes.
(d) Building a Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to bringing Next to Normal to Broadway, Brian Yorkey was affiliated with what musical theater group in New York?

2. Where has Diana gone to live in Act 2, Scene 14?

3. 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?

4. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?

5. Act 1, Scene 4 flashes back to Dan's proposal, which was prompted by the news that Diana was what?

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