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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The first time Cece imagines her superhero alter ego, what question is she asked that causes her thought bubbles to pop?
(a) Do you like ice cream?
(b) What is your name?
(c) Are you deaf?
(d) Are you listening?

6. What visual element does the author use to depict Cece's feelings at the start of first grade?
(a) A cloud.
(b) An anvil.
(c) A bubble.
(d) A hammer.

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

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

9. What song is Cece singing within the panel at the beginning of the book depicting her love of Beatles songs?
(a) Glass Onion.
(b) Strawberry Fields.
(c) Eleanor Rigby.
(d) Yellow Submarine.

10. Who is Sarah?
(a) Cece's older sister.
(b) Cece's aunt.
(c) Cece's younger sister.
(d) Cece's cousin.

11. Who gives Cece an invitation to a sleepover birthday party, even though she and Cece have recently had an argument?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Martha.

12. 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 weird kind of funny.
(d) A hilarious kind of funny.

13. 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 remains quiet and looks at Cece.
(b) She shouts out that her daughter is.
(c) She nudges Cece.
(d) She shouts out that her friend is.

14. What adjective does Cece use to describe how first grade feels to her "at first" (47)?
(a) Boring.
(b) Silly.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Fun.

15. In what wintertime activity are Cece and Laura engaged when Laura tells Cece that Cece is doing it all wrong?
(a) Having a snowball fight.
(b) Making snow angels.
(c) Building a snowman.
(d) Sledding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of house do Cece and her family leave behind when they move to a new place?

3. What item does Cece say is a "must" (39) when she is wearing her Phonic Ear?

4. Who is NOT waiting outside on the sidewalk when Cece returns home from the hospital?

5. What is the name of Cece's school at which each of her classmates has a hearing impairment?

(see the answer keys)

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