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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. On what day did it become clear that the inspectors would not be coming?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) The following Monday.
(d) Thursday.

2. In what year did Leo Tolstoy begin his peasant school?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.

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

4. To what Dickens novel character did Ashton-Warner refer in "Maori Transitional Readers?"
(a) Tiny Tim.
(b) Oliver Twist.
(c) Jean Valjean.
(d) David Copperfield.

5. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time someone bought new things for Helen?

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

3. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?

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

5. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?

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