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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. Who forces Johnnie to apologize to Cece?

2. Who approaches Cece while she is lying by herself on the trampoline fantasizing about her crush?

3. What other group does Cece say the physical education teacher thinks exists within the school, in addition to the athletic kids?

4. Cece decides that instead of telling anyone about her crush, she will perform what action?

5. When Mike asks Cece to go to his house after school one day, what does he say about the reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. When Cece again spends time with Ginny after a long time apart, what is one thing about Ginny that Cece says is the same and what is one thing about Ginny that Cece says is different?

5. What happens to break Cece's microphone for her Phonic Ear?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message regarding courage in Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's choice to represent Cece using an anthropomorphic rabbit. What are the qualities of rabbits that lend themselves to the themes and messages included within El Deafo?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo.

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