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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cece think to herself about her mother's suggestion that she take a sign language class?
(a) She thinks to herself that she does not want to take the class.
(b) She thinks to herself that she might fail the class.
(c) She thinks to herself that the class might improve her social life.
(d) She thinks to herself that she might make new friends in the class.

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

4. The audiologist gives Cece a little box with what items attached to it?
(a) Cords.
(b) Stickers.
(c) Combs.
(d) Buttons.

5. How old is Cece when she becomes ill and has to be rushed to the hospital?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

6. How many weeks after third grade starts does Ginny arrive in Cece's class?
(a) Ten.
(b) A few.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

7. Who asks Cece whether people who wear hearing aids can also wear makeup?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Laura.
(c) Missy.
(d) Ginny.

8. Cece states that "superheroes might be awesome, but they are also" (46) what?
(a) Smart.
(b) Strong.
(c) Big.
(d) Different.

9. What item does Cece begin to notice her hospital roommate getting "all the time" (5), though Cece never gets any?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Salt.
(d) Soda.

10. How does Cece feel when she finds she is able to hear Mrs. Lufton wherever she is in the school?
(a) She is happy that she can find out if Mrs. Lufton really likes her or not.
(b) She feels that she now has a super power.
(c) She is scared that she will get in trouble for not telling someone.
(d) She feels ashamed.

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

12. Who is the first person to arrive at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Laura.
(c) Missy.
(d) Cece.

13. What is NOT an activity Cece describes or depicts as fun during Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Watching Ginny blow out her birthday candles.
(b) Watching movies.
(c) Exploring Ginny's older brother's room.
(d) Playing Twister.

14. What nice thing does Cece's brother do for her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) He cleans Cece's room.
(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 helps her finish her math homework.

15. Cece states that being what "feels a lot like being alone" (46)?
(a) Smart.
(b) Different.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Independent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cece say in response to her mother's suggestion that she take a sign language class?

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

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

4. One day, Laura takes Cece along with her to a meeting of what organization after school?

5. 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?

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