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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. On what evening did Mr. Tremaine visit the school?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

5. What student did Ashton-Warner think would have advanced farther had he been able to use "white" readers?
(a) John.
(b) Mark.
(c) Harry.
(d) Gordon.

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

7. Which student did Ashton-Warner say was one of her brightest and most sensitive, despite the poor handwriting?
(a) Matawhero.
(b) Mark.
(c) Seven.
(d) Puki.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What was Amira's supposed score in basketball practice?
(a) 721.
(b) 821.
(c) 760.
(d) 536.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a "marae?"

3. What pet did Matawhero bring to school in "Post Holiday Notes?"

4. In the scene in which Ashton-Warner laments the family using school supply money for poker, how much did she say a pencil cost?

5. How many words had Tame learned, according to the chart in "Post Holiday Notes"?

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