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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. What political persuasion were most Vermonters?
(a) Independents.
(b) Democrat.
(c) Republican.
(d) Communist.

2. How many blueberry plants did the Nearings plant their first spring in Maine?
(a) 5.
(b) 228.
(c) 1088.
(d) 562.

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

4. What does healthy soil teem with?
(a) Food.
(b) A terrible stench.
(c) Organic life.
(d) Wood.

5. What is the definition of disease, according to the Nearings?
(a) The absence of health.
(b) Illness.
(c) Something that causes death.
(d) Sickness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within 5 weeks, how hot would the compost pile get?

2. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?

3. What did the boys serving in the war do to help the valley when the mail was canceled?

4. What, according to the Nearings, is the food furthest removed from the soil?

5. According to the author, who defined the "small community"?

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