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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. What is a "waiata"?
(a) A Maori song.
(b) A Maori shield.
(c) A Maori hut.
(d) A Maori weapon.

2. What is a "pa"?
(a) A Maori warclub.
(b) A Maori village.
(c) A Maori hat.
(d) A Maori dance.

3. What was the most powerful word under the "fear" category?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Knife.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Police.

4. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?
(a) They practiced spelling them.
(b) They read them together out loud.
(c) They added them to their stories.
(d) They made sentences together with them.

5. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Mohi.
(c) Rangi.
(d) Puki.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many "halves" did the girls' basketball team play?

2. What fictional character did Matawhero remind Ashton-Warner?

3. What figure signified divinity in the Chaldean writing system?

4. How many fancy-dress costumes did Ashton-Warner own?

5. Where did Ashton-Warner say many classrooms grow seeds for indoor study?

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