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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Cece imagine El Deafo using to lure her crush into her "loving arms" (138)?
(a) The rosette on her undershirt.
(b) Her neon nail polish.
(c) Her horse-shaped belt buckle.
(d) The pink laces on her tennis shoes.

2. 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) Stepping on the other group.
(b) Using the other group as cushions on the couch in his office.
(c) Setting fire to the other group.
(d) Tossing the other group into the air.

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

4. Just before she decides that she needs a sidekick, Cece remarks that somehow for her, being alone is always what?
(a) Boring.
(b) Easier.
(c) Less painful.
(d) More fun.

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

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

7. Cece decides that instead of telling anyone about her crush, she will perform what action?
(a) She will pray for her crush to like her back.
(b) She will secretly spy on her crush.
(c) She will smile at her crush every time she sees him.
(d) She will write her crush a letter.

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

9. What realization does Cece come to about Mike on the morning of the first day of being in the same class with him?
(a) She realizes that he has never seen her Phonic Ear.
(b) She realizes that he does not know that she has a hearing impairment.
(c) She realizes that he is not as handsome as she had thought.
(d) She realizes that he likes her back.

10. What is Mike's reaction when Cece tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?
(a) He says that Cece should let him try the Phonic Ear.
(b) He says that Cece's Phonic Ear is cool and it gives her superpowers.
(c) He says that he is going to tell Mrs. Sinklemann.
(d) He says that Cece should not listen to Mrs. Sinklemann when she is outside the classroom.

11. How does Cece react to the destruction of the present from her father?
(a) She tells the destroyer of the present that she does not care.
(b) She hits the person who had broken the present.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She screams.

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

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

14. Who invites Cece to come across the street to help her make "dirt soup" (121)?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Laura.
(c) Martha.
(d) Ginny.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What action does Cece take while sleeping over at Martha's house that Cece at first believes has been offensive to Martha?

5. Cece calls the floor of what room "the Hardest Surface in the Known Universe" (171)?

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