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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. In what season was the story of The Three Goats told?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

2. How many Maori readers did Aston-Warner hand-print?
(a) 45.
(b) 100.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

3. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?
(a) Botticelli.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Titian.
(d) Raphael.

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

5. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Intervention.
(d) Peaceful readings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did the reading period last?

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

4. In the illustrations accompanying "Organic Writing," what fatal accident did one child claim had happened to him?

5. What did Ashton-Warner sometimes use to break up the difficult work of writing?

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