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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cece tells the reader that if she ever wants to spend any time with her older siblings, she has to take what action?
(a) She has to ask for a ride somewhere.
(b) She has to smoke cigarettes.
(c) She has to watch television.
(d) She has to go outside.

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

3. Who is the first character in the narrative to display an empty speech bubble due to Cece's perspective?
(a) Emma.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

4. What item does Cece say is a "must" (39) when she is wearing her Phonic Ear?
(a) A big coat.
(b) An undershirt.
(c) A slip.
(d) A bulky sweatshirt.

5. Who is NOT waiting outside on the sidewalk when Cece returns home from the hospital?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the school year begins with an assembly in the gym, who does Cece avoid?

2. What is NOT a quality of the Phonic Ear pointed out by Cece after her first few times using it?

3. The powerful hearing aid Cece wears just at school is called what?

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

5. What illness does the doctor diagnose at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss how the theme of appearance versus reality is depicted in the scene when the kids in Cece's new neighborhood turn the radio louder for her.

2. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within Cece's return home from the hospital?

3. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Cece declares, "Just call me El Deafo!" (68).

4. During the audiology appointment that Cece attends, what is the first sign to the doctor that there may be a problem with her hearing?

5. What happens to cause Cece to stop having fun at Ginny's sleepover party?

6. What is the author's purpose for including images related to fishing on page 60?

7. Though Cece only briefly attends a school for children with hearing impairments, she learns a lot. How does the author use illustrations to augment the reader's understanding of the lessons Cece learns?

8. Discuss the symbolism of the on/off switch on Cece's hearing aid.

9. When Cece says that she makes "many discoveries about lip-reading" (31), what are three of the seven discoveries she lists?

10. Discuss how Bell communicate Cece's hearing impairment to the reader before Cece knows it herself within the narrative?

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