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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. Cece states that "superheroes might be awesome, but they are also" (46) what?

2. Whose idea is it to conduct a makeover on Cece at Ginny's birthday sleepover party?

3. What does Cece say about what happens when someone turns up the radio for her benefit?

4. What adjective does Cece use to describe the pouch that the audiologist gives her just before she leaves the audiology office?

5. With what article of clothing is Cece obsessed throughout Chapter Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cece feel about learning sign language when the idea is first presented to her by her mother?

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. What signs lead Cece to eventually realize that she has a hearing impairment?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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