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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day did it become clear that the inspectors would not be coming?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) The following Monday.

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

3. Where did the visitors who came to look at the Maori primers visiting from?
(a) An American school.
(b) The school board.
(c) The university.
(d) An Australian school.

4. What did the drawings depict in the Infant Reading Scheme that Ashton-Warner showed to Tremaine?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Puki.
(c) Pa.
(d) Ihaka.

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

6. How many words had Tame learned, according to the chart in "Post Holiday Notes"?
(a) 68.
(b) 46.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

7. Which of her former students was NOT in the new classroom for the new readers?
(a) Blossom.
(b) Nuku.
(c) Seven.
(d) One-Pint.

8. Which student's mother turned away from Ashton-Warner while walking through town?
(a) Matawhero's.
(b) Dennis's.
(c) Mark's.
(d) Seven's.

9. What fictional character did Matawhero remind Ashton-Warner?
(a) Hansel.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Christopher Robin.
(d) Winnie the Pooh.

10. What part of speech did Ashton-Warner first teach her Maori students to read?
(a) Pronouns.
(b) Verbs
(c) Prepositions.
(d) Nouns.

11. When was the last time someone bought new things for Helen?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

12. On what evening did Mr. Tremaine visit the school?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

13. What was the name of the man doing the floors in the new classroom?
(a) Robert.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Richard.
(d) Randall.

14. At what age did students enter Std., Form II in New Zealand?
(a) 13 or 14.
(b) 16 or 17.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 14 or 15.

15. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 20 pounds.
(c) 15 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ashton-Warner call the "weakest" words in the language?

2. Which wall in the new classroom was completely glassed?

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

4. How many Maori readers did Aston-Warner hand-print?

5. Which student did Ashton-Warner say had to talk to the teacher every time she read a story?

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