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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?
(a) 15 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

2. What was the name of the man doing the floors in the new classroom?
(a) Robert.
(b) Richard.
(c) Randall.
(d) Randolph.

3. What writer referred to "pedagogical intercourse"?
(a) Heidegger.
(b) Buber.
(c) Spinoza.
(d) Freud.

4. How did Ashton-Warner react to Matawhero's attack on the other student?
(a) She put him in timeout.
(b) She made Matawhero apologize to the other student.
(c) She made him sit in front of the class all day.
(d) She sent him home.

5. How long ago had the Maoris ancestors arrived in New Zealand from Polynesia?
(a) 600 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 800 years.
(d) 500 years.

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

7. On what day did it become clear that the inspectors would not be coming?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) The following Monday.

8. What is the Maori nickname for New Zealand?
(a) Land of the Long White Cloud.
(b) Land of the Green Mountains.
(c) Land of the High Valleys.
(d) Land of the Beautiful Mountains.

9. Which wall in the new classroom was completely glassed?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

10. What author, quoted by Ashton-Warner, advocated hitting children as punishment?
(a) D.H. Lawrence.
(b) E.M. Forster.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Charles Dickens.

11. What instrument did Waiwini play?
(a) Flute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) Guitar.

12. What did a "little one" say somebody had broken in Ashton-Warner's reminiscences?
(a) His castle.
(b) His toy car.
(c) His toy jet.
(d) His hut.

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

14. Which family's dog sometimes visited the class when Ashton-Warner was teaching?
(a) Seven.
(b) Matawhero.
(c) Waiwini.
(d) Tamati.

15. According to Ashton-Warner, who provided the beer for the three-day party?
(a) The police.
(b) White neighbors.
(c) The school.
(d) Maori leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many new stoves did the school have?

2. In what town was the "most spectacular" Maori meeting house in New Zealand?

3. What is a "roro"?

4. What is a "pakeha"?

5. What did the drawings depict in the Infant Reading Scheme that Ashton-Warner showed to Tremaine?

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