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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. Why did the Nearings NOT join a communal experience?
(a) They didn't want to move to Europe.
(b) They didn't want to move to the west coast.
(c) There were none available or functioning into which they could have happily and effectively fit.
(d) They didn't want to work with other people.

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

3. What were "cold frames?"
(a) Plastic covers over ground plants.
(b) Refrigerators.
(c) Wooden frames glazed by glass near ground level.
(d) Cloth covers over ground plants.

4. How was the Sunday morning musical events divided?
(a) Into instrumental and vocal music.
(b) Into amateur and professional music.
(c) Into classical and pop music.
(d) Into religious and non-religious music.

5. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(b) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
(c) They were easy to build with.
(d) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Nearings eat for breakfast?

2. When the Nearings started their first garden in Vermont, what caused a quagmire and nearly ruined the garden?

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

4. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?

5. When did the Nearings know that they were on the right track with their winter gardening?

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