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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's mother goes to get a washcloth for Cece's eye, what does Martha say to Cece?
(a) Martha tells Cece that she is never going to leave Cece's side.
(b) Martha tells Cece that she is sorry for injuring Cece's eye.
(c) Martha tells Cece that she has to go across the street to her home.
(d) Martha tells Cece that she might lose her eye.

2. When Cece remarks that her glasses make everything easier, what does she then decide to do from then on?
(a) Call upon El Deafo in times of need.
(b) Send the eye doctor a thank you note.
(c) Wear her glasses every day.
(d) Study hard.

3. What adjective does the destroyer of Cece's present from her father use to describe the present?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Fun.

4. What realization does Cece come to about Mike on the morning of the first day of being in the same class with him?
(a) She realizes that he likes her back.
(b) She realizes that he is not as handsome as she had thought.
(c) She realizes that he has never seen her Phonic Ear.
(d) She realizes that he does not know that she has a hearing impairment.

5. What is Cece's reward for her performance during the flexed-arm hang?
(a) A stuffed unicorn.
(b) A Presidential Award medal.
(c) An A grade.
(d) An S grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Cece notice about Ginny, saying that it is the same as always?

2. What other group does Cece say the physical education teacher thinks exists within the school, in addition to the athletic kids?

3. What object does Cece's mother bring home as a way to comfort Cece in the aftermath of the cheating incident?

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

5. When Cece earns all A grades and S grades on her report card, in what subject is the one exception?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cece's conflicted feelings about Mike's kind treatment.

2. Describe Cece's conflicted feelings about being alone.

3. How does Cece come to be tasked with the mission of telling the class when Mrs. Sinklemann is returning to the classroom?

4. When Cece again spends time with Ginny after a long time apart, what is one thing about Ginny that Cece says is the same and what is one thing about Ginny that Cece says is different?

5. What visual element does Cece Bell often use to indicate the overwhelming nature of being able to hear words while not being able to understand them?

6. 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?

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

8. How is the theme of trust exemplified within the Wonderful World of Books presentation scene?

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

10. What unexpected benefit does Cece receive when trying out her new glasses for the first time?

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