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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Matawhero's grandfather hold?
(a) Chairman of the School Advisory Committee.
(b) Chariman of the Board of Selectmen.
(c) Chairman of the School Committee.
(d) Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

2. What was one bird NOT mentioned as being seen outside the school?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Robin.
(c) Mynah.
(d) Duck.

3. How long were most of the "stories" written by the students at the beginning of school?
(a) Two or three words.
(b) One sentence.
(c) One paragraph.
(d) Two sentences.

4. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?
(a) Christ.
(b) Lo Tung.
(c) Moses.
(d) Buddha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner react to Matawhero's attack on the other student?

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

3. What color crayon did Ashton-Warner use for the key vocabulary?

4. What were the two main instincts around which the key vocabulary was built?

5. What color did Ashton-Warner say she liked after her basketball team won?

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