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1)

Where did Ashton-Warner say many classrooms grow seeds for indoor study? (from Creative Teaching, 4)

In tins.

In pots.

In jars.

In eggshells.

2)

Which family's dog sometimes visited the class when Ashton-Warner was teaching? (from Remembering)

Matawhero.

Tamati.

Seven.

Waiwini.

3)

What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"? (from Creative Teaching, 5)

Christ.

Lo Tung.

Buddha.

Moses.

4)

What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"? (from Creative Teaching, 4)

e.e. cummings.

W.B. Yeats.

Emerson.

T.S. Eliot.

5)

To what children's classic did Ashton-Warner refer when writing about books not read in her classroom? (from Creative Teaching, 5)

Winnie the Pooh.

Treasure Island.

Peter Pan.

Alice in Wonderland.

6)

What is a "marae?" (from Life in A Maori School, 1)

A totem pole.

A temple enclosure.

A wooden spear.

A ceremonial mask.

7)

What kind of tree could be seen through the glass wall? (from Remembering)

Magnolia.

Chestnut.

Hickory.

Walnut.

8)

Which of her former students was NOT in the new classroom for the new readers? (from Remembering)

One-Pint.

Nuku.

Seven.

Blossom.

9)

What story was Ashton-Warner asked to read while trying to get the child to nap? (from Life in A Maori School, 1)

Hansel and Gretel.

Red Riding Hood.

Cinderella.

The Blue Jug.

10)

To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"? (from Creative Teaching, 5)

Titian.

Raphael.

Da Vinci.

Botticelli.

11)

To what music did the children perform spontaneous, expressive dance? (from Life in a Maori School, 3)

Chopin.

Vivaldi.

Mozart.

Shubert.

12)

What instrument did Waiwini play? (from Life in A Maori School, 1)

Piano.

Flute.

Guitar.

Drums.

13)

From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"? (from Creative Teaching, 5)

White New Zealanders.

America.

Australia.

Britain.

14)

What fictional character did Ashton-Warner reference in her section on education on marriage? (from Life in A Maori School, 4)

Madame Bovary.

Vronsky.

Raskolnikov.

Anna Karenina.

15)

At what time of day did Ashton-Warner "teach" the Golden Section? (from Creative Teaching, 4)

Between 9 and 10.

Between 2 and 3.

Between 12 and 1.

Between 1 and 2.

16)

Which student wrote about a father drinking all the beer at the party? (from Life in a Maori School, 3)

Irini.

Matawhero.

Rongo.

Makere.

17)

What writer referred to "pedagogical intercourse"? (from Life in A Maori School, 4)

Buber.

Spinoza.

Heidegger.

Freud.

18)

How many words had Tame learned, according to the chart in "Post Holiday Notes"? (from Life in a Maori School, 2)

3.

12.

68.

46.

19)

How many new stoves did the school have? (from Remembering)

Three.

Two.

One.

Four.

20)

What did her former students do when Ashton-Warner arrived to visit their new classroom? (from Remembering)

They sat still in their chairs.

They rose together to greet her.

They gathered in a circle around her.

They ran helter-skelter toward her.

21)

What is a "taiaha"? (from Life in A Maori School, 1)

A flint knife.

A totem pole.

A protective shield.

A wooden spear.

22)

What word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February? (from Life in a Maori School, 2)

Frightened.

Kiss.

Cried.

Football.

23)

What did Mere and June rub on their faces? (from Life in A Maori School, 1)

Blue powder.

Yellow crayon.

Red chalk.

Red paint.

24)

How much money had been lost in poker and beer by the parent of one student, in the section "Composition"? (from Life in a Maori School, 3)

67 pounds.

100 pounds.

84 pounds.

95 pounds.

25)

In what season was the story of the Little Red Hen told? (from Creative Teaching, 4)

Summer.

Fall.

Spring.

Winter.

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