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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an object named within Cece's visual packing list for Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Nail polish.
(b) Extra hearing aid batteries.
(c) Miss Bunn.
(d) Pajamas.

2. When Cece first imagines her superhero alter ego, what other superhero is also depicted within her imagination?
(a) Superman.
(b) Batman.
(c) Wolverine.
(d) Aquaman.

3. What is NOT an adjective Cece uses to describe the pouch that the audiologist uses when Cece first tries her new hearing aid?
(a) Little.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Green.
(d) Pretty.

4. When Cece hears the teachers talking in the staff lounge, what is Mrs. Lufton saying?
(a) That a particular student is making her life hell.
(b) That a particular staff members is making her life hell.
(c) That her parents are making her life hell.
(d) That one of her siblings is making her life hell.

5. Laura tells Cece that Cece is a what "kind of funny" (48) person?
(a) A stupid kind of funny.
(b) A mean kind of funny.
(c) A hilarious kind of funny.
(d) A weird kind of funny.

6. Cece's mother suggests that Cece take a sign language class at what location?
(a) At church.
(b) At the university.
(c) At the community center.
(d) At the library.

7. When Cece first meets Laura, what does Laura say about Cece's name?
(a) Laura tells Cece that her own name is prettier than Cece's name.
(b) Laura tells Cece that Cece's name is prettier than her own name.
(c) Laura tells Cece that Cece should have a nickname.
(d) Laura tells Cece that Cece's name is spelled incorrectly.

8. Cece is surprised when she arrives home to find her mother smoking cigarettes with which character?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ashley.
(c) Ginny's mother.
(d) Ginny's father.

9. After "three months of freedom" and "three months of bliss" (102), what grade does Cece enter?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

10. What does Cece's mother do when the sign language teacher, Mrs. Blankenship, asks if anyone in the class is deaf or hard of hearing?
(a) She shouts out that her friend is.
(b) She remains quiet and looks at Cece.
(c) She shouts out that her daughter is.
(d) She nudges Cece.

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

12. From what state does Ginny hail?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

13. To what type of house do Cece and her family move when Cece must attend a new school?
(a) A big old house in a small town.
(b) A small row house in the big city.
(c) A small row house in a small town.
(d) A big old house in a big city.

14. When Cece decides that she is tired of being pushed around by Laura, she considers what actions a particular superhero would take. Which superhero's actions does she consider?
(a) Wonder Woman.
(b) Superman.
(c) Bat Girl.
(d) Batman.

15. Whose idea is it to conduct a makeover on Cece at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Missy.
(d) Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Cece use to describe the pouch that the audiologist gives her just before she leaves the audiology office?

2. What does Cece think to herself about her mother's suggestion that she take a sign language class?

3. What symptom does Cece display that causes her parents to rush her to the hospital?

4. In what wintertime activity are Cece and Laura engaged when Laura tells Cece that Cece is doing it all wrong?

5. For what favor does Cece ask God the night before her first day of third grade?

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