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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 6 depicts Cece's miserable summer with Laura the summer after which grade in school?

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

3. The powerful hearing aid Cece wears just at school is called what?

4. What grade is Cece about to go into when her family moves to a new place?

5. How long does the activity take that causes Cece to stop having fun at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Cece use soap operas and cartoons to depict for the reader her experiences watching television?

5. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within Cece's return home from the hospital?

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

7. Discuss the symbolism of the on/off switch on Cece's hearing aid.

8. Cece Bell begins the narrative by stating, "I was a regular little kid" (1). What examples does she provide for her conclusion?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo and the theme of trust focused upon throughout the narrative. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Deja's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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