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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. What visual metaphor does Bell use to represent the over-the-top signing that some people "do AT" (104) Cece?
2. Laura tells Cece that Cece is a what "kind of funny" (48) person?
3. What skill does it take Cece a few days to learn how to do again after her illness?
4. When the school year begins with an assembly in the gym, who does Cece avoid?
5. What part of Cece's body does the nurse keep measuring throughout her stay at the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sleepover party activities does Cece describe as being really fun?
2. 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?
3. How does Cece use soap operas and cartoons to depict for the reader her experiences watching television?
4. How is the theme of family bonds depicted within Cece's return home from the hospital?
5. Discuss how the theme of appearance versus reality is depicted in the scene when the kids in Cece's new neighborhood turn the radio louder for her.
6. Cece Bell begins the narrative by stating, "I was a regular little kid" (1). What examples does she provide for her conclusion?
7. Discuss how and when Bell makes it clear that the novel has serious themes, despite its status as a graphic novel.
8. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Cece declares, "Just call me El Deafo!" (68).
9. How does Cece feel about learning sign language when the idea is first presented to her by her mother?
10. During the audiology appointment that Cece attends, what is the first sign to the doctor that there may be a problem with her hearing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of compassion treated within Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Ginny’s character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Ginny and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays this character in these particular ways.
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