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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. With what article of clothing is Cece obsessed throughout Chapter Two?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her bathrobe.
(c) Her jeans.
(d) Her bathing suit.

2. What song is Cece singing within the panel at the beginning of the book depicting her love of Beatles songs?
(a) Strawberry Fields.
(b) Glass Onion.
(c) Eleanor Rigby.
(d) Yellow Submarine.

3. What adjective does Cece use to describe how first grade feels to her "at first" (47)?
(a) Boring.
(b) Silly.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Fun.

4. What symptom does Cece display that causes her parents to rush her to the hospital?
(a) She has diarrhea.
(b) She has a seizure.
(c) She faints.
(d) She vomits.

5. What nice thing does Cece's sister do for her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) She makes and hides paper boats all over the house.
(b) She helps her finish her math homework.
(c) She cleans Cece's room.
(d) She reads to Cece and sits by her bed until she falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cece tells the reader that if she ever wants to spend any time with her older siblings, she has to take what action?

2. What is NOT an activity Cece describes or depicts as fun during Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

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

4. What happens at Ginny's birthday sleepover party to make Cece decide to sneak out and go home?

5. How old is Cece when she becomes ill and has to be rushed to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. Discuss how and when Bell makes it clear that the novel has serious themes, despite its status as a graphic novel.

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

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