El Deafo

Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. What causes Cece’s deafness?

2. What treatment does Cece get for her deafness?

3. What is significant about Cece’s new school?

Multiple Choice

1. What causes Cece to realize that she can’t hear?

A) She can’t hear the television.

B) She can’t hear her own singing.

C) She can’t hear her mother’s call.

D) She can’t hear the nurses talking to her.

2. What does Cece like to wear every day?

A) a polka-dotted bathing suit

B) a frilly dress

C) her father’s old shirts

D) her mother’s floppy sun hat

3. Which one of these is not one of Cece’s rules about lip reading?

A) Shouting is not good.

B) Speak very slowly.

C) When it gets dark, give up.

D) See the person’s face at all times.

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does the graphic novel visually represent Cece’s deafness before she gets her hearing aid?

2. What is the purpose of the “goop” that the audiologist puts in Cece’s ears?

3. Why is it difficult for Cece to communicate even with hearing aids?