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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 word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Football.
(c) Cried.
(d) Kiss.

2. What activity was NOT included under the 2:10-3 p.m. time slot under "Daily Rhythm"?
(a) Standard Vocabulary.
(b) Supplementary Reading.
(c) Standard Reading.
(d) Creative Writing.

3. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?
(a) Two or three paragraphs.
(b) Ten sentences.
(c) Three page stories.
(d) Full page stories.

4. To what children's classic did Ashton-Warner refer when writing about books not read in her classroom?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Winnie the Pooh.

5. What fictional character did Matawhero remind Ashton-Warner?
(a) Hansel.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Christopher Robin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what category was the Maori word, "haka," placed?

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

3. Whom did Matawhero hit in "Post Holiday Notes"?

4. What did Mrs. Cutter send to Ashton-Warner in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?

5. What is a "tangi"?

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