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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word was outlawed at the school?
(a) Kill.
(b) Beer.
(c) Cheat.
(d) Steal.

2. How old was Peter, the chairman of the school board?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 58.

3. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Jet.
(b) Rocket.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Indian.

4. Which author stated that "words have souls"?
(a) Hugo.
(b) de Maurier.
(c) de Maupassant.
(d) Camus.

5. How many fancy-dress costumes did Ashton-Warner own?
(a) Seventy.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?

2. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?

3. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?

4. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

5. At what age did students enter Std., Form II in New Zealand?

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