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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nice thing does Cece's sister do for her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) She cleans Cece's room.
(b) She makes and hides paper boats all over the house.
(c) She reads to Cece and sits by her bed until she falls asleep.
(d) She helps her finish her math homework.

2. What type of house do Cece and her family leave behind when they move to a new place?
(a) A small row house in a small town.
(b) A big old house in a small town.
(c) A big old house in a big city.
(d) A small row house in the big city.

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

4. What part of Cece's body does the nurse keep measuring throughout her stay at the hospital?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her wrist.

5. To whom does Cece stay close no matter what after she returns home from the hospital?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

6. Who tries to teach Cece the sign language alphabet at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Missy.
(d) Laura.

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

8. What nice thing does Cece's brother do for her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) He helps her finish her math homework.
(b) He reads to Cece and sits by her bed until she falls asleep.
(c) He makes and hides paper boats all over the house.
(d) He cleans Cece's room.

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

10. To whom is the novel dedicated?
(a) The author's siblings.
(b) The author's husband.
(c) The author's grandparents.
(d) The author's parents.

11. When Laura gets Cece to march around the table with Laura's little sister Lucy, what injury ends up happening?
(a) Laura runs into the glass door and gets cut.
(b) Cece trips and twists her knee.
(c) Lucy breaks her ankle.
(d) Laura gets her dog Fluff to bite Cece's leg.

12. What skill does it take Cece a few days to learn how to do again after her illness?
(a) Tie her shoes.
(b) Speak.
(c) Use scissors.
(d) Walk.

13. When the school year begins with an assembly in the gym, who does Cece avoid?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Laura.
(c) Ginny.
(d) Martha.

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

15. What illness does the doctor diagnose at the hospital?
(a) Jaundice.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what state does Ginny hail?

2. About whom does Cece dream the night she arrives home from Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

3. What happens at Ginny's birthday sleepover party to make Cece decide to sneak out and go home?

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

5. What song is Cece singing within the panel at the beginning of the book depicting her love of Beatles songs?

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