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

2. What did the Nearings use to cook in?
(a) Granite pots.
(b) Stainless steel, enamel, pottery, or glass vessels.
(c) Tin pans.
(d) Pottery only.

3. What did the boys serving in the war do to help the valley when the mail was canceled?
(a) Write lots of letters home.
(b) Write their representatives.
(c) Stop writing letters.
(d) Call their representatives.

4. What was NEVER used in the compost pile?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Wood.
(c) Paper.
(d) Worms.

5. What, according to the Nearings, do white flour products do to a person's health?
(a) It hurts the heart.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It lowers intestinal health and harms lower nerve centers.
(d) It hurts the liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some people think of the Nearings when they visited them in Vermont?

2. At the musical events on Sunday morning, what was to be avoided?

3. In Maine, what would an average family of 4 or 5 adults and children require to produce a minimum amount of vegetables?

4. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?

5. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?

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