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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. Where did the smaller children sometimes go during the shared reading period?
(a) To another room for science.
(b) To the math room.
(c) To another room for history.
(d) Outside for games.

2. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 10:30 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

3. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?
(a) They finished them the next day.
(b) They finished them at home.
(c) They extended the writing period.
(d) They finished them in the afternoon.

4. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?
(a) Britain.
(b) White New Zealanders.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

5. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?
(a) 75.
(b) 100.
(c) 80.
(d) 125.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?

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