The Good Life Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Good Life Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of apple did the one apple tree grow that was near the blueberry plantation?
(a) A bushel apple.
(b) A Red Delicious apple.
(c) A Greening-type apple.
(d) A candy green apple.

2. Forrest Tyson, who did the electrical work on the house in Maine was a teacher where?
(a) University of Hartford.
(b) Philidelphia public schools.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) New York.

3. Other than the wood on the land, what other sources did the Nearings use for wood?
(a) Ship wood.
(b) The Neighbors forest.
(c) Driftwood that would come in with the tides.
(d) The old barn.

4. How did the Nearings obtain a freezer?
(a) The were given one.
(b) They inherited one.
(c) They traded for one.
(d) They bought one.

5. When did the Nearings use bagged commercial fertililzer commonly sold to farmers?
(a) Once a year in the spring.
(b) They never touched it.
(c) Twice a year at planting and harvest.
(d) Once every 5 years to replenish the soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "pay as you go" mean to the Nearings?

2. During the 1970s, how many visitors came to the farm in a year?

3. How many days was frost possible on the Vermont homestead?

4. How did Bretton Brubaker get from his home in Ohio to the farm in Maine?

5. How much would the insurance policy cost to insure the sugarhouse in Vermont?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Nearings, what makes a successful enterprise?

2. Why did the Nearings build their first greenhouse?

3. What changed in the attitudes of the community in Vermont during and after WWII?

4. What was the Nearing's favorite tool?

5. When the Nearings found a worn-out apple tree near the blueberries, how did they make it grow?

6. What one regret did the authors have about the stone wall they had to build around the garden in Maine?

7. What did the Nearings continue to find on the farm?

8. Why, according to the Nearings, do most people want old buildings?

9. What were the Nearings thoughts on cold-weather planting?

10. Why did the Nearings believe homesteaders should record everything?

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