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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the reading period last?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. What short word did Ashton-Warner say (in "Maori Transitional Readers") was used by Maori at the end or beginning of most spoken sentences?
(a) So.
(b) Nei.
(c) Eh.
(d) Leh.

3. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were in pristine condition.
(b) They were in fair condition.
(c) They were in tatters.
(d) They were lost.

4. What teacher did Ashton-Warner describe as being on the "high mountain" at the beginning of "Workbook"?
(a) Moses.
(b) Buddha.
(c) Christ.
(d) Lo Tung.

5. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) Emerson.
(d) e.e. cummings.

6. What color ears did Ashton-Warner say she sometimes saw in children's illustrations?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

7. To what natural phenomenon does the term "Golden Section" refer?
(a) Plant growth.
(b) Animal growth.
(c) Wave patterns.
(d) Leaf patterns.

8. At what time did the students turn to the new words during the "intake period"?
(a) 11:30 a.m.
(b) 10:30 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

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

10. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?
(a) Rocket.
(b) Jet.
(c) Cowboy.
(d) Indian.

11. Under what category was the Maori word, "haka," placed?
(a) Sex.
(b) Fear.
(c) Other.
(d) Locomotion.

12. What did the students do with their cards after they were handed out?
(a) They read the words silently to themselves.
(b) They read the words to the teacher.
(c) They paired up with other students and taught each other the words.
(d) They wrote stories using the words.

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

14. To what ancient writing system did Ashton-Warner refer at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cuneiform.
(b) Hangul.
(c) Hieroglyphics.
(d) Phoenecian alphabet.

15. What did Ashton-Warner do with the key vocabulary words that were forgotten the next day?
(a) She put the cards away for another day.
(b) She tried the cards with other students.
(c) She destroyed those cards.
(d) She focused on teaching those words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion/activity was NOT listed under the "Daily Rhythm" section of Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

2. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?

3. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?

4. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?

5. Which student chose "King of the Rocket Men" as a key word?

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