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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which student picked the word bomb as a first key word?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Seven.
(c) Matawhero.
(d) Gay.

2. What did Ashton-Warner call the most "comely word" in the language?
(a) Rest.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Serenity.

3. Which student stumbled on the words "Come," "look," and "and"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Gay.
(c) Matawhero.
(d) Rangi.

4. What is a "tangi"?
(a) A traditional Maori tunic.
(b) A traditional Maori home.
(c) A Maori funeral.
(d) A Maori dance.

5. What word did Mohi pick as his first key word?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Ghost.
(c) Jet.
(d) House.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?

2. In what country did the volunteer describe teaching villagers how to read and write their own names?

3. Between what hours did Ashton-Warner focus on creativity through work on the key vocabulary?

4. How many fancy-dress costumes did Ashton-Warner own?

5. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did modern life in New Zealand make it difficult for people to use their inner resources?

2. What was the connection Ashton-Warner drew between the infant room and war and peace?

3. In "Workbook," what did Ashton-Warner mean when she said that one cannot plot life?

4. Why did Ashton-Warner find the European and American early readers two-dimensional?

5. Why did Ashton-Warner believe that standardized reading texts were damaging to children?

6. Why was the class so noisy while the children studied their individual key words and what did that noise signify?

7. How did the children's writings differ from the standard readers offered in most schools?

8. How can a teacher tell when a book is valuable to her students, according to Ashton-Warner?

9. By what process was spelling taught in Ashton-Warner's classroom?

10. What was the role of handwriting in the Maori students' stories?

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