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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 interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?
(a) Jalopy.
(b) Double-decker.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Public.

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

3. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?
(a) Titian.
(b) Botticelli.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Raphael.

4. To what children's classic did Ashton-Warner refer when writing about books not read in her classroom?
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Treasure Island.

5. Which student wrote about a father drinking all the beer at the party?
(a) Irini.
(b) Matawhero.
(c) Rongo.
(d) Makere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "game" in which children said what frightened them, what was Seven afraid of?

2. Which student wrote about his father hitting his mother in her face in "Compositions"?

3. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?

4. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?

5. Which basketball player had a leg injury and could not play in the competition?

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