View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Continuing the Good LIfe, Chapters One through Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the relationship between the Nearings and law enforcement?
(a) They never saw a uniformed policeman pass along the dirt road in front of their house.
(b) Scott was a volunteer policeman.
(c) They were good friends with the sheriff.
(d) They were constantly harrassed by the area police.

2. What did the Nearings find that made a perfect base for their house in Vermont?
(a) A level meadow.
(b) A 26 foot split boulder.
(c) A cliff overlooking the water.
(d) A rock ledge over a waterfall.

3. What is a dowsing rod used to find?
(a) Food.
(b) Trees.
(c) Fish.
(d) Water.

4. What happened when someone went out to work in the garden after lunch?
(a) Their productivity was very high.
(b) They were escaping and never returned.
(c) They fell asleep in the shade of the garden.
(d) They stayed later and worked most of the afternoon.

5. What became the norm at every newcomer's house in the valley in Vermont after the war?
(a) Liquored parties.
(b) Piano evenings.
(c) Political discussions.
(d) Sewing circles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Nearings store potatoes, carrots, beets turnips, celery root and apples?

2. When did the Nearings know that they were on the right track with their winter gardening?

3. What did the Nearings find about growing pole beans and sweet peas?

4. As the ski business moved into the valley, what did the neighbors call the area where the Nearings lived in Vermont?

5. Why did the Nearings NOT join a communal experience?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 357 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample