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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 happened when someone went out to work in the garden after lunch?
(a) They were escaping and never returned.
(b) Their productivity was very high.
(c) They stayed later and worked most of the afternoon.
(d) They fell asleep in the shade of the garden.

2. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

3. Upon arriving in Vermont, who sold the Nearings milk?
(a) The Lightfoots.
(b) The local grocery.
(c) The previous owners
(d) The Nearings had cows.

4. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(b) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
(c) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.
(d) They were easy to build with.

5. What did the Nearings call the dwarf peas they grew on trellises?
(a) "Trellis" varieties.
(b) "Telephone" varieties.
(c) "Sky High" varieties.
(d) "Pole" varieties.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of roofs did the Nearings put on their houses?

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

4. What are cloches?

5. What kind of roof was on the greenhouse?

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