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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Cece's present from her father when she shows it to the kids at the bus stop?
(a) Cece breaks it.
(b) Johnnie breaks it.
(c) Martha breaks it.
(d) Mike breaks it.

2. What is Cece's reply to Mike's question when she finally turns away from her imaginings of El Deafo and back to Mike?
(a) She says she does not like ice cream.
(b) She says she had just been thinking.
(c) She says that she just wants to be friends.
(d) She says that she is not allowed to go to boys' houses.

3. When the Miller family moves into the neighborhood, how many kids live in the house?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. Cece calls the floor of what room "the Hardest Surface in the Known Universe" (171)?
(a) The gym.
(b) The science lab.
(c) The cafeteria.
(d) The nurse's office.

5. What television show do Martha and Cece first bond over?
(a) Taxi.
(b) Mork and Mindy.
(c) Little House on the Prairie.
(d) Sesame Street.

6. What happens to end the friendship between Cece and the neighbor girl with whom she used to watch The Monkees?
(a) Cece moves away.
(b) Cece's mother forbids Cece to play with the girl.
(c) The girl moves away.
(d) The girl's mother forbids the girl to play with Cece.

7. For what reason is Cece unable to follow the story Mrs. Sinklemann is reading to the class when she is not wearing her Phonic Ear?
(a) Mrs. Sinklemann is covering her lips with the book.
(b) Mrs. Sinklemann is not speaking loudly enough.
(c) Mrs. Sinklemann is turned away from Cece.
(d) Mrs. Sinklemann is not speaking clearly enough.

8. What new quality does Cece notice about Ginny when they finally spend time together again?
(a) Ginny has gained confidence in herself.
(b) Ginny no longer shouts.
(c) Ginny has developed breasts.
(d) Ginny no longer speaks so slowly.

9. Who is Cece's fifth grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Lufton.
(b) Mrs. Sinklemann.
(c) Mrs. Newton.
(d) Miss Garcia.

10. When Martha and Cece decide to play tag one day, on what object does Cece snag and injure her eye?
(a) A flagpole.
(b) A fence.
(c) A branch.
(d) A telephone pole.

11. In the visual depiction of the physical education teacher's treatment of the only other group in the school besides the athletic kids, what is he shown to be doing?
(a) Tossing the other group into the air.
(b) Setting fire to the other group.
(c) Using the other group as cushions on the couch in his office.
(d) Stepping on the other group.

12. When Cece's mother is on the phone with the person Cece delightedly thinks is Martha, with whom is her mother actually speaking?
(a) Ashley.
(b) Laura.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ginny.

13. To what location does Mike invite Cece the day she tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?
(a) To the park.
(b) To the ice cream parlor.
(c) To his house.
(d) To the library.

14. What adjective does Cece use to describe Mrs. Sinklemann's status as a teacher?
(a) Fun.
(b) Awesome.
(c) Rude.
(d) Strict.

15. What is Cece trying to ask Ginny when Mrs. Sinklemann thinks Cece is trying to cheat on the test?
(a) She is trying to ask Ginny what the first word on the board is.
(b) She is trying to ask Ginny how much time they have left.
(c) She is trying to ask Ginny the answer to number four.
(d) She is trying to ask Ginny what she should do if she has to go to the bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cece's eyesight begins to go blurry, to what cause does she attribute the change?

2. What type of pencil does Cece's father bring her as a present from his trip?

3. What object does Cece's mother bring home as a way to comfort Cece in the aftermath of the cheating incident?

4. Where has Cece's father been when he brings her back a present from his trip?

5. Who approaches Cece while she is lying by herself on the trampoline fantasizing about her crush?

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