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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creative Teaching, 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cuneiform.
(b) Hangul.
(c) Phoenecian alphabet.
(d) Hieroglyphics.

2. What was the snail nicknamed?
(a) Sally.
(b) Seven.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Stevie.

3. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were in pristine condition.
(b) They were in tatters.
(c) They were in fair condition.
(d) They were lost.

4. How were the chairs arranged for the reading and exchange period?
(a) There were no chairs used.
(b) In three rows.
(c) In straight lines.
(d) In a ring.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ashton-Warner object to the use of terms such as "do not" in early readers?

2. What is a "pa"?

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

4. According to Erich Fromm, what is the outcome of the unlived life?

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

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