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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in a Maori School, 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what artist did Ashton-Warner refer to in "Workbook"?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Titian.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Raphael.

2. Where did the smaller children sometimes go during the shared reading period?
(a) To another room for science.
(b) To another room for history.
(c) To the math room.
(d) Outside for games.

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

4. Which basketball player had a leg injury and could not play in the competition?
(a) Polly.
(b) Marion.
(c) Tatu.
(d) Della.

5. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?
(a) Jalopy.
(b) Double-decker.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "tangi"?

2. According to Ashton-Warner, what is the only answer to destructiveness?

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

4. What word did Ashton-Warner say few boys did not know how to spell?

5. Which student wrote about his father hitting his mother in her face in "Compositions"?

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