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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once Mr. Potts breaks Cece's microphone, what grades does she imagine earning on her next report card?
(a) F grades and D grades.
(b) C grades and D grades.
(c) NS grades and NC grades.
(d) F grades and NS grades.

2. What adjective does Cece use to describe the summer she and Martha spend together?
(a) Awesome.
(b) Interesting.
(c) Boring.
(d) Terrible.

3. What quality does Cece notice about Ginny, saying that it is the same as always?
(a) Her way of speaking.
(b) Her snooty ways.
(c) Her smug attitude.
(d) Her ready laugh.

4. What does Cece say about what happens when someone turns up the radio for her benefit?
(a) She can hear it and she can understand it.
(b) She can feel the vibrations if she touches it, but cannot hear it.
(c) She still cannot hear it and cannot understand it.
(d) She can hear it, but she cannot understand it.

5. Cece says that school is not only difficult without her Phonic Ear, but is also what?
(a) Silent.
(b) Boring.
(c) Dumb.
(d) Anxiety-inducing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Just before she decides that she needs a sidekick, Cece remarks that somehow for her, being alone is always what?

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

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

4. To what movie does Laura allude when persuading Cece that the two girls should dress alike every day at school?

5. What visual element does the author use to depict Cece's feelings at the start of first grade?

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