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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 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 were really rich, so money was never a worry.
(b) The Nearings were famous and made much money from lectures and tours.
(c) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.
(d) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.

2. What did the Nearings use to cook in?
(a) Tin pans.
(b) Stainless steel, enamel, pottery, or glass vessels.
(c) Granite pots.
(d) Pottery only.

3. How old, according to the Nearings, were they when they decided to move to Vermont?
(a) 70.
(b) Approaching fifty.
(c) In their 20s.
(d) 68 and 69.

4. Who could "smell a frost coming?"
(a) Jack Lightfoot.
(b) Floyd Hurd.
(c) Helen.
(d) Scott.

5. How many days was frost possible on the Vermont homestead?
(a) 380.
(b) 50.
(c) 260.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?

2. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?

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

4. How did the Nearings hold the concrete and stones in place to form the wall?

5. Under optimum conditions, when should wheat be ground if you are baking?

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