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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. As the ski business moved into the valley, what did the neighbors call the area where the Nearings lived in Vermont?
(a) Grandmother's house.
(b) The Wild Ones.
(c) The Wilderness.
(d) Lost Horizon.

2. Who attended the party when the mail route was restored in Vermont?
(a) The Representative who represented their valley.
(b) The Postmaster General of the state.
(c) The Governor of the State of Vermont.
(d) The Attorney General of the state.

3. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?
(a) "How much will you expect for that job?"
(b) "Can we give you a check?"
(c) "Mastercard or Visa?"
(d) "Will you take a credit card?"

4. What size were the Nearing's compost piles?
(a) 10 x 16 feet rectangle.
(b) 10 x 10 feet square.
(c) 5 x 5 feet square and deep.
(d) 8 x 8 feet square.

5. When the Nearings planted their first garden in Maine, what was the first problem they encountered with local animals?
(a) The birds were eating the seeds.
(b) The kittens were eating the seeds.
(c) The racoons were eating the seeds.
(d) The deer were eating the seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of schedule did the Nearings keep on Sunday?

2. How did the Nearings hold the concrete and stones in place to form the wall?

3. What did the Nearings sell as a cash crop in Vermont?

4. Who was the local mailman in the valley in Vermont in 1945?

5. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?

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