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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what world-wide agency did Ashton-Warner refer to in describing teaching methods in underdeveloped nations?
(a) Red Cross.
(b) UNESCO.
(c) Save the Children.
(d) Feed the Children.

2. In the scene in which Ashton-Warner laments the family using school supply money for poker, how much did she say a pencil cost?
(a) Ten pence.
(b) Four pence.
(c) Seven pence.
(d) One shilling.

3. Which author stated that "words have souls"?
(a) de Maupassant.
(b) de Maurier.
(c) Camus.
(d) Hugo.

4. What story was Ashton-Warner asked to read while trying to get the child to nap?
(a) The Blue Jug.
(b) Red Riding Hood.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Hansel and Gretel.

5. What did Seven allegedly use to attack Wi?
(a) A mallet.
(b) An axe.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Maori nickname for New Zealand?

2. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

3. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?

4. To what natural phenomenon does the term "Golden Section" refer?

5. What was Amira's supposed score in basketball practice?

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