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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. Whose ideas of design did the Nearings follow when building their stone homes?
(a) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) Louis Sullivan.
(c) Frank Ghery.
(d) Frank Lloyd Wright.

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

3. How did the Nearings divide their "jobs to be done" on their card index of activities?
(a) By "clear weather jobs" and "rainy day jobs."
(b) By "building projects" and "garden projects."
(c) By "cash labor" and "free labor."
(d) By "wood and fuel jobs" and "canning."

4. What was the one thing missing from the experiment in Vermont that young couples would need to take into account with a growing family?
(a) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.
(b) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.
(c) The Nearings were really rich, so money was never a worry.
(d) The Nearings were famous and made much money from lectures and tours.

5. What kind of roof was on the greenhouse?
(a) A 30 degree sloping plastic roof.
(b) A 10 degree sloping window glass roof.
(c) A 20 degree sloping tile roof.
(d) A 10 degree sloping shingle roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?

2. What became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?

3. What did the Nearings use to cook in?

4. Who did Frederick Van de Water represent during the mail battle?

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

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