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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After "three months of freedom" and "three months of bliss" (102), what grade does Cece enter?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Fifth.

2. Who is Sarah?
(a) Cece's cousin.
(b) Cece's younger sister.
(c) Cece's aunt.
(d) Cece's older sister.

3. Who is Ashley?
(a) Cece's older brother.
(b) Cece's older sister.
(c) Cece's younger sister.
(d) Cece's younger brother.

4. How old is Cece when she becomes ill and has to be rushed to the hospital?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. Who is NOT waiting outside on the sidewalk when Cece returns home from the hospital?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cece first meets Laura, what does Laura say about Cece's name?

2. Who gives Cece an invitation to a sleepover birthday party, even though she and Cece have recently had an argument?

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

4. The audiologist gives Cece a little box with what items attached to it?

5. In what wintertime activity are Cece and Laura engaged when Laura tells Cece that Cece is doing it all wrong?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What sleepover party activities does Cece describe as being really fun?

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

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

8. Discuss the symbolism of the on/off switch on Cece's hearing aid.

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

10. When Cece says that she makes "many discoveries about lip-reading" (31), what are three of the seven discoveries she lists?

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