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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 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.

2. How does Cece respond when Mike tells her that her curly pencil was cool and that he does not know why its destroyer had taken that action?
(a) She says nothing.
(b) She asks him to jump on the trampoline with her.
(c) She thanks him.
(d) She turns away while he is still speaking.

3. What is NOT a quality for which Cece and Mike are chosen to play bookends in the sixth graders' presentation?
(a) They are fifth graders.
(b) They are one boy and one girl.
(c) They are tall.
(d) They are short.

4. Who is Cece's fifth grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Lufton.
(b) Mrs. Sinklemann.
(c) Mrs. Newton.
(d) Miss Garcia.

5. In what month does Cece receive a letter stating who her fifth grade teacher will be?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Mr. Potts breaks Cece's microphone, what grades does she imagine earning on her next report card?

2. What reaction does Cece expect from Martha when she goes over to show Martha her eye patch?

3. Cece decides that instead of telling anyone about her crush, she will perform what action?

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

5. Which teacher conducts the Presidential Physical Fitness Award tests?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of compassion depicted within the scene when Johnnie reluctantly apologizes to Cece for breaking her curly pencil?

2. At what realization does Cece arrive on the morning of the first day of fifth grade that causes her a lot of anxiety?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. What action does Cece imagine Mike taking when he sees Cece's Phonic Ear for the first time?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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