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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. How much money had been lost in poker and beer by the parent of one student, in the section "Composition"?
(a) 84 pounds.
(b) 67 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 95 pounds.

2. To what music did the children perform spontaneous, expressive dance?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Shubert.
(d) Vivaldi.

3. What color shirt did Ashton-Warner wear while facing bad situations?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

4. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?
(a) Look, see, and.
(b) Come, see, but.
(c) Come, look, and.
(d) She, he, it.

5. What was the condition of the student-made books after several reading sessions?
(a) They were lost.
(b) They were in fair condition.
(c) They were in pristine condition.
(d) They were in tatters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day did it become clear that the inspectors would not be coming?

3. What word was outlawed at the school?

4. At what time of the day was "paste paint" listed in Ashton-Warner's daily schedule?

5. What was Ashton-Warner's response to the problems with the set early readers?

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