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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. What word was outlawed at the school?
(a) Steal.
(b) Kill.
(c) Beer.
(d) Cheat.

2. What did Brian mean by the term he used to describe the bus in his story?
(a) Huge.
(b) Worn-out.
(c) Falling apart.
(d) Rackety.

3. Which student stumbled on the words "Come," "look," and "and"?
(a) Matawhero.
(b) Seven.
(c) Rangi.
(d) Gay.

4. How old was Peter, the chairman of the school board?
(a) 58.
(b) 60.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most significant part of the students' shared reading?

2. In what season was the story of the Little Red Hen told?

3. What did the junior assistant or a senior pupil sometimes do with the younger students during shared reading?

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

5. From where, according to Ashton-Warner, did most New Zealand children develop a "mass mind"?

(see the answer key)

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