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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many children were in Puki's family?
(a) Four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

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

6. Where did the visitors who came to look at the Maori primers visiting from?
(a) The university.
(b) An Australian school.
(c) An American school.
(d) The school board.

7. What is a "waiata"?
(a) A Maori shield.
(b) A Maori weapon.
(c) A Maori hut.
(d) A Maori song.

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

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

10. To what music did the children perform spontaneous, expressive dance?
(a) Shubert.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Vivaldi.

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

12. How old was Peter, the chairman of the school board?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 58.
(d) 65.

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

14. What did Seven allegedly use to attack Wi?
(a) A knife.
(b) A mallet.
(c) An axe.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree could be seen through the glass wall?

2. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?

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

4. Which student suffered a nervous breakdown?

5. What did Mere and June rub on their faces?

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