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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "marae?"
(a) A ceremonial mask.
(b) A wooden spear.
(c) A temple enclosure.
(d) A totem pole.

2. Which basketball-playing student claimed she would not return to school after being punished for bad behavior?
(a) Helen.
(b) Lily.
(c) Jean.
(d) Jane.

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

4. Where did the visitors who came to look at the Maori primers visiting from?
(a) The university.
(b) An Australian school.
(c) The school board.
(d) An American school.

5. How old was Peter, the chairman of the school board?
(a) 60.
(b) 65.
(c) 58.
(d) 70.

Short Answer Questions

1. What student did Ashton-Warner think would have advanced farther had he been able to use "white" readers?

2. What is a "tangi"?

3. What is the Maori nickname for New Zealand?

4. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?

5. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?

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