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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. What did the Nearings have to do to pick their sweet peas?
(a) Put at ladder up in a tree.
(b) Stand on a stool or ladder.
(c) Bend and kneel on the ground.
(d) Hoe the row and pull them out.

2. What did the Nearings later attach to their first stone building?
(a) A campsite.
(b) A visitor's center.
(c) A garage.
(d) A well.

3. What newspapers got on board to help the citizens of the valley then the mail was canceled?
(a) The Brattleboro Reformer and the Bennington Banner.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Kansas City Star.

4. What are enlarged "cold frames?"
(a) Wood sheds.
(b) Freezers,
(c) Greenhouses.
(d) Cellars.

5. What is a dowsing rod used to find?
(a) Fish.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nearings talked about being vegetarians, which neighbors changed their habits and also became vegetarians?

2. Who attended the party when the mail route was restored in Vermont?

3. The Nearings claimed that they were planning not a business, but a __________.

4. How much did the Nearings pay for the hand concrete mixer?

5. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?

(see the answer key)

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