- The Māori are an indigenous Polynesian people who arrived in New Zealand between 1320 and 1350.
- The New Zealand Wars (1845-1872) were disputes between the Māori people and the New Zealand colonial government over land purchases.
- Buddy Mikaere is a Māori historian and author.
- He wrote Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land in 1997 about land disputes between the largest Māori tribe and the government in the South Island, the Kai Tahu.
- Danny Keenan is a Māori historian and author.
- He wrote Wars Without End in 2009 about the continuous struggles of the Māori people to keep their land.
Choice B is the best answer. The sentence emphasizes the period and purpose of Mikaere and Keenan’s works, noting that the novels they wrote can educate people about the New Zealand Wars and the Māori history.
Choice A: Although this sentence does state the purpose of Mikaere and Keenan’s works, it fails to mention the period in which they both created their works.
Choice C: Rather than emphasizing the period and purpose in which Mikaere and Keenan both established their works, the sentence only provides information about the New Zealand War.
Choice D: The sentence only focuses on the work of Buddy Mikaere, Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land, and what one can achieve by reading the novel. It fails to mention Danny Keenan’s work and the period in which they both created them.
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
Identify the goal presented in the question prompt: emphasize 1) the period and 2) purpose of Buddy Mikaere and Danny Keenan’s works.