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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new doctor does Diana see in Act 1, Scene 8?
(a) Dr. Ross.
(b) Dr. Madden.
(c) Dr. Fine.
(d) Dr. Kroeger.

2. How many Tony Awards did Next to Normal win the year it was nominated for eleven awards?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

3. Dan reminds Diana that Gabe has been dead for how long in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 22 years.

4. Diana's doctor suggests that it is time for her to do what in Act 1, Scene 10?
(a) Clean out Gabe's room.
(b) Spend time with her husband.
(c) Call her mother.
(d) Call her father.

5. What style of music does Henry play in Act 1, Scene 3, as Natalie listens?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Blues.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Rock.

6. What object is a particular trigger for Diana of memories of Gabe in the narrative?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A fleece blanket.
(c) A music box.
(d) His urn.

7. Next to Normal closed on Broadway after how many regular performances?
(a) 239.
(b) 421.
(c) 733.
(d) 518.

8. What word means lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid?
(a) Implacable.
(b) Dormant.
(c) Camoflauged.
(d) Intracable.

9. Diana reveals what to Dan in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) She's stopped taking her medications.
(b) She hates her doctor.
(c) She misses her son.
(d) She tried to overdose on her pills.

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

11. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2006.

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

13. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?
(a) At a shopping mall.
(b) Backstage at a concert.
(c) In an internet cafe.
(d) At a park.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of treatment does Diana's doctor begin in the ending of Act 1, Scene 8?

2. What was the name of the previous musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama before Next to Normal?

3. What is the name of the song in Act 1, Scene 1 in which the main characters each sing about their morning?

4. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?

5. Dr. Madden appears in Act 1, Scene 10, commenting as he makes a report that Diana has done what?

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