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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. To what location does Mike invite Cece the day she tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?
(a) To the park.
(b) To the ice cream parlor.
(c) To the library.
(d) To his house.

2. What is Mike's reaction when Cece tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?
(a) He says that Cece should let him try the Phonic Ear.
(b) He says that he is going to tell Mrs. Sinklemann.
(c) He says that Cece should not listen to Mrs. Sinklemann when she is outside the classroom.
(d) He says that Cece's Phonic Ear is cool and it gives her superpowers.

3. How does Cece react to the destruction of the present from her father?
(a) She hits the person who had broken the present.
(b) She tells the destroyer of the present that she does not care.
(c) She screams.
(d) She begins to cry.

4. Cece calls the floor of what room "the Hardest Surface in the Known Universe" (171)?
(a) The cafeteria.
(b) The nurse's office.
(c) The science lab.
(d) The gym.

5. What other group does Cece say the physical education teacher thinks exists within the school, in addition to the athletic kids?
(a) The klutzes.
(b) The smart kids.
(c) The clumsy kids.
(d) Everyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Cece take while sleeping over at Martha's house that Cece at first believes has been offensive to Martha?

2. Who forces Johnnie to apologize to Cece?

3. What adjective does Cece use to describe the way she feels without her Phonic Ear while it is in the shop for repairs?

4. For how many seconds does Cece hold her flexed-arm hang?

5. When Cece is still recovering from Martha's reaction to Cece's eye patch, what does Martha's mother tell Cece?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of tenacity demonstrated in the outcome of Cece's flexed-arm hang test?

2. How do Cece and Martha become friends?

3. How does Bell employ suspense within the scenes when Cece is preparing to take her new curly pencil with her to school the next day?

4. What is ironic about Martha's reasons for breaking off her friendship with Cece?

5. In what way does El Deafo play a role in Cece's decision to tell Mike about her Phonic Ear powers?

6. What happens to break Cece's microphone for her Phonic Ear?

7. What change leads to all but one of Cece's grades improving considerably?

8. What is the author's purpose for including allusions to Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons during Cece's first time visiting Martha's house?

9. What methods does Cece use in order to renew her friendship with Martha?

10. How does Bell characterize El Deafo's reaction to Cece's decision to talk to Mike about her Phonic Ear?

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