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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. How does Cece feel when she finds she is able to hear Mrs. Lufton wherever she is in the school?
(a) She feels that she now has a super power.
(b) She is happy that she can find out if Mrs. Lufton really likes her or not.
(c) She is scared that she will get in trouble for not telling someone.
(d) She feels ashamed.

2. How old is Cece when she becomes ill and has to be rushed to the hospital?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. The powerful hearing aid Cece wears just at school is called what?
(a) Aural Ear.
(b) Sonic Ear.
(c) Audio Ear.
(d) Phonic Ear.

4. When Cece first imagines her superhero alter ego, what other superhero is also depicted within her imagination?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Batman.
(c) Aquaman.
(d) Superman.

5. What does Cece say about what happens when someone turns up the radio for her benefit?
(a) She can hear it, but she cannot understand it.
(b) She can feel the vibrations if she touches it, but cannot hear it.
(c) She can hear it and she can understand it.
(d) She still cannot hear it and cannot understand it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method does the doctor use to diagnose the source of Cece's illness?

2. What type of house do Cece and her family leave behind when they move to a new place?

3. What does Cece think to herself about her mother's suggestion that she take a sign language class?

4. What symptom does Cece display that causes her parents to rush her to the hospital?

5. To whom does Cece stay close no matter what after she returns home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the visual signatures that Cece Bell uses to depict the imagined activities of Cece's alter ego?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What is the significance of Cece's state of mind before her first time hanging out with Emma since her stay at the hospital?

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

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

9. What methods does the audiologist use to test Cece's hearing?

10. How does the theme of cruelty emerge within Cece's interactions with Laura throughout their first and second grade years?

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