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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 became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?
(a) The use of liquor.
(b) Openly carrying firearms.
(c) Who was welcome at the dances.
(d) The type of music at the dances.

2. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?
(a) Greene and Greene.
(b) Stickley.
(c) Minnie Pearl.
(d) Ernest Flagg.

3. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?
(a) By picking produce early and letting it ripen off the vine.
(b) By eating with the seasons.
(c) By freezing food.
(d) By canning early in the season.

4. What did the Nearings compare their gardening style to?
(a) The Russian way.
(b) The Chinese way.
(c) The Iowa way.
(d) The Japanese way.

5. 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 "wood and fuel jobs" and "canning."
(c) By "building projects" and "garden projects."
(d) By "cash labor" and "free labor."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was the Sunday morning musical events divided?

3. What political persuasion were most Vermonters?

4. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?

5. How did the Nearings keep records of their projects at the farm?

(see the answer key)

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