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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although fear and sex were identified as two main instincts, what word did Ashton-Warner say was missing from the beginning Maori readers?
(a) Parent.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Love.

2. What color were the new doors in the classrooms?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

3. What fictional character did Ashton-Warner reference in her section on education on marriage?
(a) Raskolnikov.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Vronsky.
(d) Anna Karenina.

4. What did Mark claim had been stolen from him in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?
(a) An apron.
(b) A backpack.
(c) A paintbrush.
(d) An easel.

5. How much money had been lost in poker and beer by the parent of one student, in the section "Composition"?
(a) 67 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 84 pounds.
(d) 95 pounds.

6. Which wall in the new classroom was completely glassed?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.

7. What is a "waiata"?
(a) A Maori hut.
(b) A Maori song.
(c) A Maori weapon.
(d) A Maori shield.

8. How long ago had the Maoris ancestors arrived in New Zealand from Polynesia?
(a) 800 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 500 years.
(d) 600 years.

9. What did Mrs. Cutter send to Ashton-Warner in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A book.

10. On what evening did Mr. Tremaine visit the school?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

11. What were Ashton-Warner and Mr. Tremaine drinking while talking on the porch?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

12. Why could the children not yet go into the classrooms?
(a) The roof was not finished.
(b) The floors were not yet dry.
(c) The chalkboards had not been installed.
(d) The stoves were not yet working.

13. What word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February?
(a) Football.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Cried.

14. What did Professor Baillie say killed education?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Order.
(c) Tidiness.
(d) Serenity.

15. How many children were in Puki's family?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "pakeha"?

2. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?

3. Which family's dog sometimes visited the class when Ashton-Warner was teaching?

4. What did her former students do when Ashton-Warner arrived to visit their new classroom?

5. What did a "little one" say somebody had broken in Ashton-Warner's reminiscences?

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