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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 Harold Field feel about working with the Nearings to make sugar?
(a) He liked the work, but hated their food.
(b) He thrived in the environment.
(c) The work schedule was too rigid.
(d) He worked with them for 15 years.

2. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?
(a) Below sea level.
(b) At waist-high level.
(c) On the level with the house.
(d) Up three steps.

3. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?
(a) Swap meets.
(b) Movies.
(c) Square dances.
(d) Bar dances.

4. How much heat does an old-fashioned fireplace allow to go up the chimney?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 3/4ths.
(c) 99 percent.
(d) Nine-tenths.

5. What kind of furniture did the Nearings use in their new stone home?
(a) Folding.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Built in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was 7 miles from the farm in Vermont?

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

3. What did the Nearings call the dwarf peas they grew on trellises?

4. What did the Nearings sell as a cash crop in Vermont?

5. When did the Nearings know that they were on the right track with their winter gardening?

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