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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "pakeha"?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A chief.
(c) A child.
(d) A white person.

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

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

4. What word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Football.
(c) Cried.
(d) Frightened.

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

6. What was the weather like the day Ashton-Warner met with Tremaine?
(a) Cold.
(b) Hot.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Sunny.

7. What was the new teacher doing when Ashton-Warner left the classroom?
(a) Collecting homework assignments.
(b) Asking each child to read a word.
(c) Showing the children where to hang their coats.
(d) Reading a story to the children.

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

9. How many words had Tame learned, according to the chart in "Post Holiday Notes"?
(a) 12.
(b) 68.
(c) 46.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

13. In the scene in which Ashton-Warner laments the family using school supply money for poker, how much did she say a pencil cost?
(a) Four pence.
(b) Ten pence.
(c) Seven pence.
(d) One shilling.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What student did Ashton-Warner think would have advanced farther had he been able to use "white" readers?

2. What instrument did the seven-year-old twins play after the event for Kahu?

3. How many "halves" did the girls' basketball team play?

4. What story was Ashton-Warner asked to read while trying to get the child to nap?

5. What was one of the items "missing" from the new classroom?

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