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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life Continues, Chapters Five through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the one negative item about the pond?
(a) Moss.
(b) Trash.
(c) The water was always too hot.
(d) Leaks.

2. What did the boys serving in the war do to help the valley when the mail was canceled?
(a) Write lots of letters home.
(b) Write their representatives.
(c) Stop writing letters.
(d) Call their representatives.

3. How high did the blueberry plants get?
(a) 12 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 1 foot.
(d) 7 feet.

4. What did the Nearings call the dwarf peas they grew on trellises?
(a) "Sky High" varieties.
(b) "Pole" varieties.
(c) "Telephone" varieties.
(d) "Trellis" varieties.

5. What political persuasion were most Vermonters?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Communist.
(c) Republican.
(d) Independents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Nearings find that made a perfect base for their house in Vermont?

2. Where did one enter the Nearing home in Vermont?

3. How much does an 18-inch walking space take up in a nine-foot greenhouse?

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

5. How many blueberry plants did the Nearings plant their first spring in Maine?

(see the answer key)

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