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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life Continues, Chapters Five through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Nearings NEVER buy?
(a) Avacados.
(b) Candy, pastries, meats, soft drinks, alcohol, tea, coffee, or tobacco.
(c) Oils.
(d) Fresh fruits and vegetables.

2. What was inserted into the compost pile to help break down matter?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Earth worms and worm capsules.
(c) Bees.
(d) Ants.

3. In Vermont, what mountain did the Nearings live at the foot of?
(a) Stratton Mountain.
(b) Ski Resort Mountain.
(c) Helen's Mountain.
(d) Highlands Mountain.

4. What did the Nearings find about growing pole beans and sweet peas?
(a) They did not like growing tall plants.
(b) They plants did not have a long growing season.
(c) They found they were using longer and higher poles and trellises.
(d) The greenhouse did not work for tall plants.

5. How did the Nearings plant their greenhouse?
(a) Plants on the ground level.
(b) Plants at waist level.
(c) Plants on a sloping hill.
(d) Plants below ground level.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?

2. What happened to the fords that the Nearings built when they first moved to Vermont?

3. What became the norm at every newcomer's house in the valley in Vermont after the war?

4. How was each work day divided up?

5. What purpose do the stones serve in the greenhouse?

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