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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. How long did the reading period last?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?
(a) Playing outside.
(b) Expressive dancing.
(c) Listening to piano music.
(d) Calisthenics.

3. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Paper clips.
(b) Binders.
(c) Tape.
(d) Stapler.

4. How did Ashton-Warner react after the "June incident"?
(a) She considered quitting.
(b) She quickly forgot about it.
(c) She could not sleep at night.
(d) She became sick.

5. How long ago had the Maoris ancestors arrived in New Zealand from Polynesia?
(a) 800 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 1,000 years.
(d) 600 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Amira's supposed score in basketball practice?

2. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?

3. How long did many of the students' stories become by the time they were six?

4. How long did the spelling period last?

5. How did Ashton-Warner describe the energy released during the spelling period in "The Mechanics of Teaching Organic Spelling"?

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