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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. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?
(a) All his life.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 10 month.

2. What was the Nearing's sugarhouse stack known for?
(a) You could see the flame for miles.
(b) It was made out of stone.
(c) It was the first concrete stack in Vermont.
(d) It burned hotter than any other stack in the area.

3. How many days was frost possible on the Vermont homestead?
(a) 50.
(b) 150.
(c) 380.
(d) 260.

4. What, according to the Nearings, made a parsnip tasty?
(a) A little sea salt.
(b) Freezing would convert their starch into sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Syrup.

5. How, according to the Nearings, can you build whole, living, balanced soil?
(a) By burning areas of the forest.
(b) By using soil from the forest only.
(c) By composting.
(d) By burning leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the definition of disease, according to the Nearings?

2. Whose ideas of design did the Nearings follow when building their stone homes?

3. What was the relationship between the Nearings and law enforcement?

4. How should greenhouses be connected to the existing building?

5. How did the Nearings harvest Chinese cabbage in the cold weather?

(see the answer key)

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