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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. Which basketball player had a leg injury and could not play in the competition?
(a) Tatu.
(b) Polly.
(c) Della.
(d) Marion.

2. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?
(a) 10:30-12:00.
(b) 9-10:45.
(c) 1:00 to 2:00.
(d) 9:30-10:30.

3. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Exhilerating.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Energizing.

4. In what tense should verbs be when taught to beginning readers, according to Ashton-Warern?
(a) Present.
(b) Past.
(c) Past perfect.
(d) Present subjunctive.

5. At what age did students enter Std., Form II in New Zealand?
(a) 16 or 17.
(b) 14 or 15.
(c) 13 or 14.
(d) 12 or 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money had been lost in poker and beer by the parent of one student, in the section "Composition"?

2. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?

3. Which student wrote about a father drinking all the beer at the party?

4. How long did the spelling period last?

5. What composer was NOT mentioned among the list Ashton-Warner used in her classroom?

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