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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. What is NOT a quality of the Phonic Ear pointed out by Cece after her first few times using it?
(a) Se does not have to look at her teacher at all while using it.
(b) It is small.
(c) It clarifies her teacher's voice.
(d) It makes her teacher's voice louder.

2. When Cece first meets Laura, what does Laura say about Cece's name?
(a) Laura tells Cece that Cece's name is prettier than her own name.
(b) Laura tells Cece that her own name is prettier than Cece's name.
(c) Laura tells Cece that Cece should have a nickname.
(d) Laura tells Cece that Cece's name is spelled incorrectly.

3. What illness does the doctor diagnose at the hospital?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Jaundice.

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

5. When the school year begins with an assembly in the gym, who does Cece avoid?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Laura.
(d) Ginny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT waiting outside on the sidewalk when Cece returns home from the hospital?

2. When Cece decides that she is tired of being pushed around by Laura, she considers what actions a particular superhero would take. Which superhero's actions does she consider?

3. What item does Cece say is a "must" (39) when she is wearing her Phonic Ear?

4. When Cece hears the teachers talking in the staff lounge, what is Mrs. Lufton saying?

5. In what wintertime activity are Cece and Laura engaged when Laura tells Cece that Cece is doing it all wrong?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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