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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did the seven-year-old twins play after the event for Kahu?
(a) Piano.
(b) Guitar.
(c) Ukelele.
(d) Drums.

2. What color were the sports pullovers the basketball players were knitting for themselves?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

3. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?
(a) She wrote the books for her students.
(b) She asked the families to provide better books.
(c) The students wrote their own books.
(d) She used existing Maori texts.

4. What is a "pa"?
(a) A Maori dance.
(b) A Maori hat.
(c) A Maori village.
(d) A Maori warclub.

5. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?
(a) One sentence.
(b) Two sentences.
(c) Two or three words.
(d) One paragraph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ideal number of students to whom a teacher could give individual attention?

2. In what season was the story of The Three Goats told?

3. How did Ashton-Warner react after the "June incident"?

4. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?

5. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?

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