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

2. What was inserted into the compost pile to help break down matter?
(a) Ants.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Earth worms and worm capsules.
(d) Bees.

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

4. What, according to the Nearings, is the food furthest removed from the soil?
(a) The produce in your grocery store.
(b) Cooked caracasses of beasts, birds, and fish.
(c) The farmer's market produce.
(d) Fresh dairy from a neighbor.

5. What was NEVER used in the compost pile?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Paper.
(c) Wood.
(d) Worms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two farms did the Nearings buy when they got to Vermont?

2. What direction do the rows in a garden need to be planted to assure maximum sun to the roots?

3. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?

4. How did the Nearings make applesauce?

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

(see the answer key)

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