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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. Who invites Cece to come across the street to help her make "dirt soup" (121)?
(a) Laura.
(b) Martha.
(c) Ginny.
(d) Ellen.

2. What matching clothing items do Cece and Mike have to wear in the Wonderful World of Books presentation?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Hats.
(c) Jerseys.
(d) Tennis shoes.

3. What is Cece's reply to Mike's question when she finally turns away from her imaginings of El Deafo and back to Mike?
(a) She says that she is not allowed to go to boys' houses.
(b) She says she does not like ice cream.
(c) She says that she just wants to be friends.
(d) She says she had just been thinking.

4. What does Cece loathe having to do each first day back to school?
(a) Having to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) Having to choose something cute to wear.
(c) Having to dress so that she can hide the Phonic Ear.
(d) Having to walk past everyone in the class to give her new teacher the Phonic Ear microphone.

5. What is Cece trying to ask Ginny when Mrs. Sinklemann thinks Cece is trying to cheat on the test?
(a) She is trying to ask Ginny the answer to number four.
(b) She is trying to ask Ginny what the first word on the board is.
(c) She is trying to ask Ginny what she should do if she has to go to the bathroom.
(d) She is trying to ask Ginny how much time they have left.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which teacher conducts the Presidential Physical Fitness Award tests?

2. In the visual depiction of the physical education teacher's treatment of the athletic kids, what is he shown to be doing?

3. What question does Mike ask Cece when she is paying attention to El Deafo instead of him?

4. What is Cece's response when the girl across the street invites her to help make "dirt soup" (121)?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Cece's conflicted feelings about Mike's kind treatment.

3. What action does Cece imagine Mike taking when he sees Cece's Phonic Ear for the first time?

4. How does Cece come to be tasked with the mission of telling the class when Mrs. Sinklemann is returning to the classroom?

5. What is the symbolism of the Hostess cherry pie?

6. How is the theme of compassion depicted within the scene when Johnnie reluctantly apologizes to Cece for breaking her curly pencil?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What methods does Cece use in order to renew her friendship with Martha?

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