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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. What colors were on the Maori belt worn by Ashton-Warner?
(a) Black and red.
(b) Black, cream, and red.
(c) Black, red, and blue.
(d) Cream, red, and blue.

2. Although fear and sex were identified as two main instincts, what word did Ashton-Warner say was missing from the beginning Maori readers?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Love.
(c) Parent.
(d) Marriage.

3. What is a "roro"?
(a) A verandah.
(b) A plaza.
(c) A gazebo.
(d) A roof.

4. How many children were on Ashton-Warner's school basketball team?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 9.
(d) 31.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did "Remembering" take place?

2. What color were the new doors in the classrooms?

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. What word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the students' compositions reveal about their family lives?

2. In "Post Holiday Notes," what word did Ashton-Warner use to represent the key instinct of fear to her students?

3. How did Maoris and whites differ in terms of communal gatherings?

4. What was Ashton-Warner's attitude toward the white students who accused Maori students of theft?

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

6. Why was Ashton-Warner upset about the way she handled Mark Cutter when his mother insisted that her son was advancing too quickly in class?

7. How did the behavior of the children differ in the new classrooms compared to when Ashton-Warner taught at the school?

8. Why did Ashton-Warner focus on teaching her Maori students nouns at first?

9. Why did Ashton-Warner criticize herself for the way she handled Matawhero's defiance after he hit Gordon?

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

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