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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. To what animal was Ashton-Warner handed over in a Maori child's made-up story?
(a) An orangutan.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A lion.
(d) An alligator.

2. How much money had been lost in poker and beer by the parent of one student, in the section "Composition"?
(a) 67 pounds.
(b) 84 pounds.
(c) 95 pounds.
(d) 100 pounds.

3. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Pink.

4. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
(a) 12X5.
(b) 10X6.
(c) 10X8.
(d) 12X8.

5. What student did Ashton-Warner think would have advanced farther had he been able to use "white" readers?
(a) Harry.
(b) Mark.
(c) John.
(d) Gordon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?

2. What is a "marae?"

3. Which student picked the word bomb as a first key word?

4. What philosopher said that language must precede a nation's formation?

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

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