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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Four though Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who could "smell a frost coming?"
(a) Jack Lightfoot.
(b) Helen.
(c) Scott.
(d) Floyd Hurd.

2. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?
(a) Heavy mulch and sawdust.
(b) With chemical sprays.
(c) With a weed-eater.
(d) By constant weeding.

3. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Soup and a salad.
(c) Meatloaf.
(d) Tea.

4. Whose ideas of design did the Nearings follow when building their stone homes?
(a) Frank Lloyd Wright.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Frank Ghery.
(d) Louis Sullivan.

5. What did the Nearings have to do to pick their sweet peas?
(a) Put at ladder up in a tree.
(b) Stand on a stool or ladder.
(c) Bend and kneel on the ground.
(d) Hoe the row and pull them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?

2. What was inserted into the compost pile to help break down matter?

3. How old, according to the Nearings, were they when they decided to move to Vermont?

4. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?

5. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how was the intake of vegetables broken down?

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