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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. To what children's classic did Ashton-Warner refer when writing about books not read in her classroom?
(a) Alice in Wonderland.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Peter Pan.

2. What did Ashton-Warner keep on hand to repair the student books?
(a) Tape.
(b) Binders.
(c) Paper clips.
(d) Stapler.

3. What poet is quoted at the beginning of "Tone"?
(a) e.e. cummings.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) Emerson.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

4. How long did the spelling period last?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student's parents fought frequently and violently at night?

2. What educational thinker was quoted at the beginning of "Organic Writing"?

3. Who is the true school master, according to the quote from Caldwell Cook?

4. Which of the following did NOT affect classroom tone, according to Ashton-Warner?

5. What did Ashton-Warner call the most "comely word" in the language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Into what two main categories did Ashton-Warner place many of her students' first words?

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

3. Why did Ashton-Warner describe the language of published first readers as "dead"?

4. Why was teaching the class so back-breaking, according to Ashton-Warner?

5. What did Ashton-Warner mean when she wrote that "we don't waste enough in school?"

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

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

8. Why were "key words" so essential to learning to read?

9. What is wrong with the cadence in many published first readers?

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

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