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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did Waiwini play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Drums.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Flute.

2. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?
(a) Christ.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Lo Tung.
(d) Moses.

3. How long did many of the students' stories become by the time they were six?
(a) Half a page.
(b) Three sentences.
(c) One whole paragraph.
(d) One page.

4. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. What did Mere and June rub on their faces?
(a) Red paint.
(b) Blue powder.
(c) Yellow crayon.
(d) Red chalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?

2. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?

3. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

4. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?

5. What activity was NOT included under the 2:10-3 p.m. time slot under "Daily Rhythm"?

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