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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade is Cece about to go into when her family moves to a new place?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Third.

2. The audiologist gives Cece a little box with what items attached to it?
(a) Buttons.
(b) Stickers.
(c) Cords.
(d) Combs.

3. What is NOT an activity Cece describes or depicts as fun during Ginny's birthday sleepover party?
(a) Exploring Ginny's older brother's room.
(b) Playing Twister.
(c) Watching movies.
(d) Watching Ginny blow out her birthday candles.

4. What is NOT a quality of the Phonic Ear pointed out by Cece after her first few times using it?
(a) It clarifies her teacher's voice.
(b) Se does not have to look at her teacher at all while using it.
(c) It is small.
(d) It makes her teacher's voice louder.

5. When Cece arrives home from Ginny's birthday sleepover party, what action does she wish she had taken?
(a) She wishes she had stayed at the party all night.
(b) She wishes she had told the girls what she thinks.
(c) She wishes she had apologized to Ginny's older brother.
(d) She wishes she had screamed in the girls' faces.

6. Cece is surprised when she arrives home to find her mother smoking cigarettes with which character?
(a) Ashley.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ginny's mother.
(d) Ginny's father.

7. What illness does the doctor diagnose at the hospital?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Jaundice.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Diabetes.

8. What activity do the girls start doing at Ginny's birthday sleepover party that causes Cece's fun to come to an end?
(a) Exploring Ginny's older brother's room.
(b) Watching Ginny blow out her birthday candles.
(c) Playing Twister.
(d) Watching movies.

9. What part of Cece's body does the nurse keep measuring throughout her stay at the hospital?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her wrist.
(c) Her hips.
(d) Her head.

10. From what state does Ginny hail?
(a) Georgia.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Ohio.

11. What visual element does the author use to depict Cece's feelings at the start of first grade?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A bubble.
(d) An anvil.

12. What adjective does Cece use to describe how first grade feels to her "at first" (47)?
(a) Silly.
(b) Boring.
(c) Fun.
(d) Lonely.

13. What method does the doctor use to diagnose the source of Cece's illness?
(a) He takes an X-ray.
(b) He takes fluid from her spine.
(c) He takes her temperature.
(d) He performs a CT scan.

14. To what movie does Laura allude when persuading Cece that the two girls should dress alike every day at school?
(a) Double Trouble.
(b) The Parent Trap.
(c) Twins.
(d) Freaky Friday.

15. What happens at Ginny's birthday sleepover party to make Cece decide to sneak out and go home?
(a) The girls are all talking and laughing, but then Ginny's older brother bursts in and starts yelling.
(b) The girls are all talking and laughing, but then they gradually turn away from Cece to form their own group.
(c) The girls are all talking and laughing, but then they go to sleep while Cece remains awake.
(d) The girls are all talking and laughing, but then Ginny turns out the lights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is Cece singing within the panel at the beginning of the book depicting her love of Beatles songs?

2. To whom does Cece stay close no matter what after she returns home from the hospital?

3. After Cece arrives home from the sleepover at Laura's house, who calls Cece's house right away?

4. When Cece decides that she is tired of being pushed around by Laura, she considers what actions a particular superhero would take. Which superhero's actions does she consider?

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

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