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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Harold Field feel about working with the Nearings to make sugar?
(a) He liked the work, but hated their food.
(b) The work schedule was too rigid.
(c) He worked with them for 15 years.
(d) He thrived in the environment.

2. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

3. What became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?
(a) The type of music at the dances.
(b) The use of liquor.
(c) Openly carrying firearms.
(d) Who was welcome at the dances.

4. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?
(a) Swap meets.
(b) Bar dances.
(c) Square dances.
(d) Movies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?

2. How much did the Nearings save by building with the stone system they used?

3. Where did one enter the Nearing home in Vermont?

4. What, according to the Nearings, do white flour products do to a person's health?

5. What, according to the Nearings, is important about keeping an axe?

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