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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cece respond when Mike tells her that her curly pencil was cool and that he does not know why its destroyer had taken that action?
(a) She says nothing.
(b) She asks him to jump on the trampoline with her.
(c) She thanks him.
(d) She turns away while he is still speaking.

2. What object does Cece's mother bring home as a way to comfort Cece in the aftermath of the cheating incident?
(a) A hula-hoop.
(b) A cupcake.
(c) A yo-yo.
(d) A Hostess cherry pie.

3. For what reason is Cece unable to follow the story Mrs. Sinklemann is reading to the class when she is not wearing her Phonic Ear?
(a) Mrs. Sinklemann is not speaking loudly enough.
(b) Mrs. Sinklemann is turned away from Cece.
(c) Mrs. Sinklemann is not speaking clearly enough.
(d) Mrs. Sinklemann is covering her lips with the book.

4. El Deafo tells Cece that Cece does not need superpowers in order to take what action?
(a) To speak.
(b) To cry.
(c) To laugh.
(d) To sing.

5. Which teacher conducts the Presidential Physical Fitness Award tests?
(a) Mr. Potts.
(b) Mrs. Lufton.
(c) Miss Garcia.
(d) Mrs. Sinklemann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Cece use to describe the summer she and Martha spend together?

2. What type of pencil does Cece's father bring her as a present from his trip?

3. What adjective does the destroyer of Cece's present from her father use to describe the present?

4. How much time passes between the time Cece's microphone breaks and when her Phonic Ear is returned to her in a fixed condition?

5. To what location does Mike invite Cece the day she tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bell employ suspense within the scenes when Cece is preparing to take her new curly pencil with her to school the next day?

2. At what realization does Cece arrive on the morning of the first day of fifth grade that causes her a lot of anxiety?

3. What is the author's purpose for including allusions to Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons during Cece's first time visiting Martha's house?

4. For what reason does Cece begin to laugh helplessly while onstage in front of the whole school?

5. How do Cece and Martha become friends?

6. What visual element does Cece Bell often use to indicate the overwhelming nature of being able to hear words while not being able to understand them?

7. In what class is Cece's one non-satisfactory grade and how does she feel about the class?

8. What change leads to all but one of Cece's grades improving considerably?

9. What is ironic about Martha's reasons for breaking off her friendship with Cece?

10. How does Cece feel about the letter she receives in August that tells her who her fifth grade teacher will be?

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