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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Matawhero's grandfather hold?
(a) Chairman of the School Advisory Committee.
(b) Chariman of the Board of Selectmen.
(c) Chairman of the School Committee.
(d) Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

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

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

4. In what town was the "most spectacular" Maori meeting house in New Zealand?
(a) Smithtown.
(b) Waiomatatini.
(c) Auckland.
(d) Wellington.

5. What pet did Matawhero bring to school in "Post Holiday Notes?"
(a) A white dog.
(b) A black kitten.
(c) A Siamese cat.
(d) A lizard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student did Ashton-Warner say was one of her brightest and most sensitive, despite the poor handwriting?

2. What instrument did the seven-year-old twins play after the event for Kahu?

3. What did the drawings depict in the Infant Reading Scheme that Ashton-Warner showed to Tremaine?

4. What writer referred to "pedagogical intercourse"?

5. Where did the visitors who came to look at the Maori primers visiting from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Ashton-Warner attempted to secure school uniforms for her students from a nearby shop?

2. Why was it important to offer only present tense verbs to new readers?

3. Why did Ashton-Warner focus on teaching her Maori students nouns at first?

4. How did Maoris and whites differ in terms of communal gatherings?

5. What did Ashton-Warner think about as she gazed at the empty site where her old classroom had once stood?

6. Describe the new teacher encountered by Ashton-Warner as she explores the renovated school.

7. What set the local Maori pa (village) where Ashton-Warner taught apart from other pas?

8. What are the two worst enemies of teaching?

9. What was Ashton-Warner's reaction to the traditional Maori music performed by the children under the direction of Kahu?

10. What was the reaction of strangers to Ashton-Warner's multi-colored Maori belt?

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