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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a quality for which Cece and Mike are chosen to play bookends in the sixth graders' presentation?
(a) They are tall.
(b) They are short.
(c) They are one boy and one girl.
(d) They are fifth graders.

2. Where has Cece's father been when he brings her back a present from his trip?
(a) Visiting his mother.
(b) In Belize.
(c) At a conference.
(d) Visiting his sister.

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

4. What noun does Cece use to describe the state of her life while her Phonic Ear has been in the shop?
(a) A puzzle.
(b) A mess.
(c) A Rubik's cube.
(d) A travesty.

5. Cece comments that "not one" (118) of the kids on her bus is what?
(a) Nice.
(b) Deaf.
(c) Living in her neighborhood.
(d) In her grade.

6. When Mike tells Cece that he will be in Mrs. Sinklemann's class, who else says that they also will be Mrs. Sinklemann's class?
(a) Ginny.
(b) Laura.
(c) Caryn.
(d) Ellen.

7. 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 she should do if she has to go to the bathroom.
(b) She is trying to ask Ginny what the first word on the board is.
(c) She is trying to ask Ginny the answer to number four.
(d) She is trying to ask Ginny how much time they have left.

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

9. On which member of the Miller family does Cece develop a crush?
(a) Caryn.
(b) Steve.
(c) Mike.
(d) Kathy.

10. Who forces Johnnie to apologize to Cece?
(a) Mrs. Sinklemann.
(b) Cece's mother.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Mike.

11. What does Cece NOT list as one of Martha's positive qualities?
(a) She can make Cece laugh.
(b) She has total recall of most television shows.
(c) She is loyal and true.
(d) She is younger than Cece.

12. El Deafo tells Cece that Cece does not need superpowers in order to take what action?
(a) To sing.
(b) To laugh.
(c) To speak.
(d) To cry.

13. How long does the Phonic Ear company say it will take to fix Cece's microphone?
(a) Four to six weeks.
(b) Two to four weeks.
(c) Three to five weeks.
(d) One to two weeks.

14. When Cece's eyesight begins to go blurry, to what cause does she attribute the change?
(a) Glaucoma.
(b) Love.
(c) A need for eyeglasses.
(d) New contact lenses.

15. What is Cece's reward for her performance during the flexed-arm hang?
(a) An A grade.
(b) An S grade.
(c) A Presidential Award medal.
(d) A stuffed unicorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Martha actually do when Cece goes over to show Martha her eye patch?

3. What adjective does Cece use to describe Mrs. Sinklemann's status as a teacher?

4. What realization does Cece come to about Mike on the morning of the first day of being in the same class with him?

5. What adjective does Cece use to describe the way she feels without her Phonic Ear while it is in the shop for repairs?

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