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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 did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Read a story.
(d) Do a science experiment.

2. What is a "tangi"?
(a) A traditional Maori tunic.
(b) A Maori funeral.
(c) A Maori dance.
(d) A traditional Maori home.

3. What instrument did the seven-year-old twins play after the event for Kahu?
(a) Drums.
(b) Ukelele.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

4. How many children were in Puki's family?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

5. What figure signified divinity in the Chaldean writing system?
(a) An eye.
(b) A dart.
(c) A tree.
(d) A triangle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ashton-Warner describe the vocabulary in most set early readers?

2. What color shirt did Ashton-Warner wear while facing bad situations?

3. How many Maori transitional readers did Ashton-Warner end up with?

4. What did the students do if they ran out of time to write their stories in the allotted time?

5. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?

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