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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. Who helps push Cece to tell Mike about her Phonic Ear powers?
2. What happens the first time Martha speaks to Mike?
3. When Mike tells Cece that he will be in Mrs. Sinklemann's class, who else says that they also will be Mrs. Sinklemann's class?
4. What is Cece's reply to Mike's question when she finally turns away from her imaginings of El Deafo and back to Mike?
5. What happens to end the friendship between Cece and the neighbor girl with whom she used to watch The Monkees?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What action does Cece imagine Mike taking when he sees Cece's Phonic Ear for the first time?
3. Describe Cece's conflicted feelings about Mike's kind treatment.
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. In what class is Cece's one non-satisfactory grade and how does she feel about the class?
6. What happens to break Cece's microphone for her Phonic Ear?
7. How does Cece feel about the letter she receives in August that tells her who her fifth grade teacher will be?
8. How is the theme of compassion depicted within the scene when Johnnie reluctantly apologizes to Cece for breaking her curly pencil?
9. How does Bell characterize El Deafo's reaction to Cece's decision to talk to Mike about her Phonic Ear?
10. How is the theme of trust exemplified within the Wonderful World of Books presentation scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Cece Bell's graphic novel memoir El Deafo.
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