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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 long did it take for a compost pile to be ready to use in the garden?
(a) About two months.
(b) A month.
(c) 6 month.s
(d) A full year.

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

3. How much did the Nearings use a mowing machine?
(a) About 6 or 8 hours a year.
(b) For 2 months out of the year.
(c) For 3 months during the summer.
(d) For 2 weeks in the year.

4. What did the Nearings think was the downfall of most homesteaders?
(a) They couldn't take the hard work days.
(b) They spent too much money up front.
(c) They tended to be inexperienced and impatient.
(d) They worked 8 hours a day.

5. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?
(a) Cereal with milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A handful of cranberries.
(d) A handful of sunflower seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?

2. How high did the blueberry plants get?

3. What political persuasion were most Vermonters?

4. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?

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

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