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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life in A Maori School, 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did Waiwini play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Flute.
(c) Piano.
(d) Drums.

2. What did the students do with the new words put up on the blackboard each morning?
(a) They read them together out loud.
(b) They practiced spelling them.
(c) They made sentences together with them.
(d) They added them to their stories.

3. How did Ashton-Warner describe the worst assistant she ever had in the classroom?
(a) The girl spoke incessantly about herself.
(b) The girl told the students what to write.
(c) The girl insisted on a quiet classroom.
(d) The girl insisted on reprimanding the students.

4. How did Ashton-Warner react after the "June incident"?
(a) She quickly forgot about it.
(b) She could not sleep at night.
(c) She became sick.
(d) She considered quitting.

5. How did Ashton-Warner approach spelling after the students wrote new words on the blackboard?
(a) She allowed students to pick a word to spell if they wanted to.
(b) She asked all of the students to spell all of the words.
(c) She had each student write the spellings down for a test.
(d) She had the students spell the words from other students.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were Ashton-Warner's seven-year-old students able to write?

2. What event was being celebrated for Kahu at the Assembly Hall?

3. What is a "pakeha"?

4. What activity was NOT included under the 2:10-3 p.m. time slot under "Daily Rhythm"?

5. What interesting word did Brian use to describe a bus in his story?

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