Other Characters
What is the name of Cece's neighborhood crush?
Mike Miller
Cece's mother wants her to learn how to communicate by taking classes on _____________________, a method of communicating using your hands.
American sign language
How does Cece injure her eye?
Runs into a tree branch
A type of device used to make sound lounder.
Microphone
What is the name of Cece's superhero alter-ego?
El Deafo
What is a character trait you could give to Laura?
Bossy, selfish, controlling, etc..
This device goes in Cece's ear and helps her to hear.
A hearing aide
Why does Cece not enjoy watching TV or listening to the radio?
An infection around the brain or spinal cord.
Meningitis
What kind of school does Cece first start at?
A deaf school
Why is Cece no longer friends with Ginny?
She didn't like how she talked to her (treated her special)
Cece learns how to communicate by studying peoples faces when they talk. This is known as
Lip-reading
Why is Cece embarrassed to be deaf?
She is treated differently
Feeling ashamed or foolish.
Humiliated
What happens that causes Cece to leave the sleepover?
They turn the lights off, they try to put make up on her, call her adorable
Why is Martha no longer friends with Cece?
She is afraid of hurting her, Cece ran into a tree branch
What is the name of the device Cece uses to hear at school? (Hint: it is strapped around her chest).
The Phonic Ear
What gift does Cece get from her dad when he comes back from a conference?
A curly pencil
A crackling or hissing sound.
Static
What does Cece's bubble represent or symbolize?
Her lonliness
What teacher accidentally broke Cece's microphone at school?
The gym teacher
Cece visits this kind of doctor when she finds out she can no longer hear.
Audiologist
How are Laura and Martha different as friends to Cece?
Laura was bossy, Martha cared about Cece
A sleep-like state caused by someone else.
Hypnotize
Why does Cece call herself El Deafo?
She sees her disability as a strength, not a weakness. She has superpowers, a sense of confidence