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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's mother turned away from Ashton-Warner while walking through town?
(a) Mark's.
(b) Seven's.
(c) Dennis's.
(d) Matawhero's.

2. What did a "little one" say somebody had broken in Ashton-Warner's reminiscences?
(a) His hut.
(b) His toy car.
(c) His castle.
(d) His toy jet.

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

4. Why could the children not yet go into the classrooms?
(a) The floors were not yet dry.
(b) The stoves were not yet working.
(c) The roof was not finished.
(d) The chalkboards had not been installed.

5. What did one section of wallpaper depict?
(a) Hansel and Gretel.
(b) Cops and robbers.
(c) Mickey Mouse.
(d) Cowboys and Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did her former students do when Ashton-Warner arrived to visit their new classroom?

2. How much did Peter weigh?

3. Which of her former students was NOT in the new classroom for the new readers?

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

5. What is a "marae?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ashton-Warner's white student, Dennis, have a nervous breakdown?

2. Describe the new teacher encountered by Ashton-Warner as she explores the renovated school.

3. Why did Ashton-Warner say that when giving first words to her students, she avoided showing them any illustrations of those words?

4. How did Ashton-Warner describe the moments in her life when she knew the meaning of what was happening to her?

5. What revelation did Ashton-Warner have in "Post-Holiday Notes" about using Maori readers with both Maori and white students?

6. What was Ashton-Warner's reaction to the traditional Maori music performed by the children under the direction of Kahu?

7. What happened when Ashton-Warner attempted to secure school uniforms for her students from a nearby shop?

8. Why was it important to offer only present tense verbs to new readers?

9. Why was Ashton-Warner so worried about the prospect of being visited by the inspector?

10. What role did discipline play in Ashton-Warner's classroom?

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