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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children can work at the art easel in the new classroom?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Seven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

2. What kind of tree could be seen through the glass wall?
(a) Magnolia.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Chestnut.

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

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

5. What color were the new doors in the classrooms?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

6. How did Ashton-Warner react after the "June incident"?
(a) She quickly forgot about it.
(b) She became sick.
(c) She could not sleep at night.
(d) She considered quitting.

7. When did "Remembering" take place?
(a) Five years later.
(b) Six months later.
(c) A year after the events in the book.
(d) Two years later.

8. Which of her former students was NOT in the new classroom for the new readers?
(a) Nuku.
(b) Blossom.
(c) One-Pint.
(d) Seven.

9. What did Mrs. Cutter send to Ashton-Warner in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) A book.
(d) A necklace.

10. At what age did students enter Std., Form II in New Zealand?
(a) 13 or 14.
(b) 14 or 15.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 16 or 17.

11. Which author stated that "words have souls"?
(a) de Maupassant.
(b) de Maurier.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Camus.

12. What position did Matawhero's grandfather hold?
(a) Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Chairman of the School Advisory Committee.
(c) Chairman of the School Committee.
(d) Chariman of the Board of Selectmen.

13. What did Mere and June rub on their faces?
(a) Yellow crayon.
(b) Blue powder.
(c) Red chalk.
(d) Red paint.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mark claim had been stolen from him in "Life in a Maori School, 1"?

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

3. What sport did the Maoris allegedly play during the three-day party?

4. How did Ashton-Warner react to Matawhero's attack on the other student?

5. In the "game" in which children said what frightened them, what was Seven afraid of?

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