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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remembering.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student wrote about his father hitting his mother in her face in "Compositions"?
(a) Makere.
(b) Matawhero.
(c) Riti.
(d) Rongo.

2. What word was outlawed at the school?
(a) Steal.
(b) Cheat.
(c) Beer.
(d) Kill.

3. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Stapler.
(b) Tape.
(c) Binders.
(d) Paper clips.

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

5. What fictional character did Ashton-Warner reference in her section on education on marriage?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) Raskolnikov.
(d) Vronsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "taiaha"?

2. On what evening did Mr. Tremaine visit the school?

3. To what animal was Ashton-Warner handed over in a Maori child's made-up story?

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

5. To what children's classic did Ashton-Warner refer when writing about books not read in her classroom?

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