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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What song do Natalie and Henry sing in Act 2, Scene 3?
2. How long is Diana's treatment set to last in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
3. What in musical theater refers to a musical number in which music, ideas and even some text are sung again some time after being sung the first time?
4. What refers to an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements?
5. What does Henry want to take Natalie to in Act 2, Scene 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Natalie confess in the song "Next to Normal" in Act 2, Scene 11?
2. What song does Gabe sing in Act 2, Scene 5? What metaphor is used in the song?
3. Why is Henry worried about Natalie in Act 2, Scene 3? Where does he ask her to go?
4. What ironic comment does Natalie make about her mother's treatment in Act 2, Scene 2?
5. What does Diana reveal to Natalie in their brief scene in Act 2, Scene 11?
6. What is the conclusion of Diana's and Dr. Madden's disagreement in Act 2, Scene 10?
7. What does Dr. Madden relate about Diana's memory loss in Act 2, Scene 4?
8. Where are Henry and Natalie in Act 2, Scene 1? Why is Natalie distraught?
9. What reprise is sung by Diana in Act 2, Scene 7? What conversation takes place between Diana and Dr. Madden in this scene?
10. What question does Diana pose to Dr. Madden in Act 2, Scene 10? What is Madden's reply?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of sibling rivalry in the narrative. How is this theme manifested in the relationship between Gabe and Natalie?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the characters of Dan and Dr. Fine in the musical. What is the objective of each of these characters and how do they go about attaining those objectives?
Essay Topic 3
Define the element of conflict in dramatic literature and discuss the conflicts between the characters in the play. What central conflict exists between Diana and Dan?
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