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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. 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?
(a) Superman.
(b) Wonder Woman.
(c) Batman.
(d) Bat Girl.

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

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

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

5. About whom does Cece dream the night she arrives home from Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Mr. Potts.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Martha.
(d) Laura.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what state does Ginny hail?

2. What nice thing does Cece's sister do for her when she returns home from the hospital?

3. After Cece arrives home from the sleepover at Laura's house, who calls Cece's house right away?

4. Who gives Cece an invitation to a sleepover birthday party, even though she and Cece have recently had an argument?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. What happens to cause Cece to stop having fun at Ginny's sleepover party?

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