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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 many weeks after third grade starts does Ginny arrive in Cece's class?
(a) A few.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

2. For what favor does Cece ask God the night before her first day of third grade?
(a) She asks God to put her and Laura in the same class at school.
(b) She asks God to put Laura in Mrs. Blair's class.
(c) She asks God to put her and Laura into different classes at school.
(d) She asks God to put her into Mrs. Ikleberry's class.

3. To whom does Cece stay close no matter what after she returns home from the hospital?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

4. 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.

5. Cece states that "superheroes might be awesome, but they are also" (46) what?
(a) Smart.
(b) Different.
(c) Big.
(d) Strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What visual element does the author use to depict Cece's feelings at the start of first grade?

2. Who asks Cece whether people who wear hearing aids can also wear makeup?

3. Who tries to teach Cece the sign language alphabet at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

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

5. Who is Sarah?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cece use soap operas and cartoons to depict for the reader her experiences watching television?

2. What signs lead Cece to eventually realize that she has a hearing impairment?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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