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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?
(a) She, he, it.
(b) Look, see, and.
(c) Come, see, but.
(d) Come, look, and.

2. What is a "marae?"
(a) A temple enclosure.
(b) A totem pole.
(c) A wooden spear.
(d) A ceremonial mask.

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

4. Which student had a father who worked at the carnival?
(a) Whareparita.
(b) Seven.
(c) Matawhero.
(d) Mohi.

5. In the "game" in which children said what frightened them, what was Seven afraid of?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Worms.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Skeletons.

6. What did Ashton-Warner do as she turned and left the classroom?
(a) Wave.
(b) Cry.
(c) Say goodbye.
(d) Sigh.

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

8. What color shirt did Ashton-Warner wear while facing bad situations?
(a) Black.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

9. How much did Peter weigh?
(a) 14 stone.
(b) 16 stone.
(c) 18 stone.
(d) 15 stone.

10. Whom did Matawhero hit in "Post Holiday Notes"?
(a) Mohi.
(b) Mark.
(c) Seven.
(d) Gordon.

11. What did the drawings depict in the Infant Reading Scheme that Ashton-Warner showed to Tremaine?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Ihaka.
(c) Puki.
(d) Pa.

12. How many "halves" did the girls' basketball team play?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

13. Although fear and sex were identified as two main instincts, what word did Ashton-Warner say was missing from the beginning Maori readers?
(a) Love.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Parent.

14. What were Ashton-Warner and Mr. Tremaine drinking while talking on the porch?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

15. What story was Ashton-Warner asked to read while trying to get the child to nap?
(a) The Blue Jug.
(b) Hansel and Gretel.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Red Riding Hood.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ashton-Warner, who provided the beer for the three-day party?

2. What did her former students do when Ashton-Warner arrived to visit their new classroom?

3. What did Professor Baillie say killed education?

4. How many new stoves did the school have?

5. To what institution did Ashton-Warner compare teaching?

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