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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Four though Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the Nearings, do white flour products do to a person's health?
(a) It hurts the liver.
(b) It lowers intestinal health and harms lower nerve centers.
(c) It hurts the heart.
(d) Nothing.

2. Why did the Nearings chose Vermont and not Eastern Pennsylvania?
(a) They wanted a Frank Lloyd Wright house.
(b) They hated the barns in Pennsylvania.
(c) Pennsylvania was too crowded.
(d) The land costs were more reasonable.

3. How did the Nearings describe the stone wall when it was finished?
(a) Like the green meadow, dotted with wildflowers.
(b) Like a picture perfect post card.
(c) Like a beautiful sunset.
(d) Like the unveiling of an art work.

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

5. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?
(a) 20 years.
(b) All his life.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 10 month.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Nearings make applesauce?

3. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?

4. Who could "smell a frost coming?"

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

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