2. 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.

3. Laura tells Cece that Cece is a what "kind of funny" (48) person?
(a) A hilarious kind of funny.
(b) A weird kind of funny.
(c) A stupid kind of funny.
(d) A mean kind of funny.

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

5. Who brings Cece home from the hospital?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time Cece imagines her superhero alter ego, what question is she asked that causes her thought bubbles to pop?

2. What nice thing does Cece's brother do for her when she returns home from the hospital?

3. What does Cece say in response to her mother's suggestion that she take a sign language class?

4. 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?

5. What activity do the girls start doing at Ginny's birthday sleepover party that causes Cece's fun to come to an end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the reader's earliest clues that Cece's friendship with Laura may not be a good match?

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

3. Cece Bell begins the narrative by stating, "I was a regular little kid" (1). What examples does she provide for her conclusion?

4. What sleepover party activities does Cece describe as being really fun?

5. 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.

6. What is the significance of Cece's experiences in the Girl Scouts?

7. How does Cece feel about learning sign language when the idea is first presented to her by her mother?

8. With what illness is Cece diagnosed and what does the doctor say about it?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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