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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 item does Cece begin to notice her hospital roommate getting "all the time" (5), though Cece never gets any?
(a) Soda.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Salt.

2. What grade is Cece about to go into when her family moves to a new place?
(a) Second.
(b) Fifth.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

3. From what state does Ginny hail?
(a) Ohio.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

4. What is the name of Cece's school at which each of her classmates has a hearing impairment?
(a) Fisher.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Boston.
(d) Kingston.

5. 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 makes her teacher's voice louder.
(d) It clarifies her teacher's voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character in the narrative to display an empty speech bubble due to Cece's perspective?

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

3. When Cece first imagines her superhero alter ego, what other superhero is also depicted within her imagination?

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

5. Cece states that "superheroes might be awesome, but they are also" (46) what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the theme of condescension depicted within the scene at Ginny's sleepover party?

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

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