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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. When Cece earns all A grades and S grades on her report card, in what subject is the one exception?

2. To what location does Mike invite Cece the day she tells him about her Phonic Ear powers?

3. Though Cece says that during the summer she sometimes jumps on the trampoline by herself, she says that she usually jumps with which character?

4. Who is Cece's physical education teacher?

5. What consequence does Mrs. Sinklemann say she will be providing in response to Cece's cheating behavior?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cece's conflicted feelings about Mike's kind treatment.

2. How does Bell characterize El Deafo's reaction to Cece's decision to talk to Mike about her Phonic Ear?

3. How does Cece feel about the letter she receives in August that tells her who her fifth grade teacher will be?

4. What is the author's purpose for including allusions to Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons during Cece's first time visiting Martha's house?

5. What change leads to all but one of Cece's grades improving considerably?

6. In what class is Cece's one non-satisfactory grade and how does she feel about the class?

7. At what realization does Cece arrive on the morning of the first day of fifth grade that causes her a lot of anxiety?

8. How is the theme of compassion depicted within the scene when Johnnie reluctantly apologizes to Cece for breaking her curly pencil?

9. How is the theme of tenacity demonstrated in the outcome of Cece's flexed-arm hang test?

10. What unexpected benefit does Cece receive when trying out her new glasses for the first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's choice to represent Cece using an anthropomorphic rabbit. What are the qualities of rabbits that lend themselves to the themes and messages included within El Deafo?

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

Trace the characterization arc of Deja's character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

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