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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 is NOT an activity Cece describes or depicts as fun during Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

2. Who is NOT waiting outside on the sidewalk when Cece returns home from the hospital?

3. What illness does the doctor diagnose at the hospital?

4. From what state does Ginny hail?

5. What nice thing does Cece's brother do for her when she returns home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. During the audiology appointment that Cece attends, what is the first sign to the doctor that there may be a problem with her hearing?

2. Discuss how Bell communicate Cece's hearing impairment to the reader before Cece knows it herself within the narrative?

3. With what illness is Cece diagnosed and what does the doctor say about it?

4. How does the theme of cruelty emerge within Cece's interactions with Laura throughout their first and second grade years?

5. What is the significance of Cece's experiences in the Girl Scouts?

6. Discuss the irony present in the scene when Cece declares, "Just call me El Deafo!" (68).

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

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

9. What is the significance of Cece's state of mind before her first time hanging out with Emma since her stay at the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three specific rules that Cece Bell uses when creating the images in El Deafo, such as her inclusion of bubbled borders around any panel in which Cece is imagining possible events. Then analyze the author's purpose for each of these three rules and discuss their connections to the novel's themes.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of dysfunctional friendships are depicted within El Deafo and what is the author's ultimate message regarding the nature of true friendship?

Essay Topic 3

Read the three-page section at the end of the novel entitled A Note From the Author. Analyze and discuss a particular theme in El Deafo that became clearer to you once you read this section and discuss why all readers of El Deafo should read this appendix inclusion.

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