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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. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?
(a) They were too long.
(b) They were not used among the Maori.
(c) They did not represent the way people spoke.
(d) They delayed the introduction of reading contractions.

2. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?
(a) Emerson.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) e.e. cummings.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

3. What is a "pakeha"?
(a) A chief.
(b) A warrior.
(c) A child.
(d) A white person.

4. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?
(a) The girl told the students what to write.
(b) The girl insisted on reprimanding the students.
(c) The girl spoke incessantly about herself.
(d) The girl insisted on a quiet classroom.

5. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?
(a) The teaching of grammar.
(b) The discussions.
(c) The practice in reading aloud.
(d) The teaching of spelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner "grade" the stories?

2. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?

3. Which student did Ashton-Warner say had to talk to the teacher every time she read a story?

4. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

5. What did Mrs. Cutter send to Ashton-Warner in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?

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