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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 color were the sports pullovers the basketball players were knitting for themselves?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. How many other books preceded the development of the Maori transitional readers?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 125.
(d) 80.

3. What did Mark claim had been stolen from him in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?
(a) A backpack.
(b) A paintbrush.
(c) An easel.
(d) An apron.

4. What size were the cards Ashton-Warner used for the key vocabulary words?
(a) 12X8.
(b) 10X6.
(c) 10X8.
(d) 12X5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?

2. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?

3. What did Ashton-Warner call the most "comely word" in the language?

4. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?

5. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?

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