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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters One through Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Nearings find that made a perfect base for their house in Vermont?
(a) A 26 foot split boulder.
(b) A level meadow.
(c) A rock ledge over a waterfall.
(d) A cliff overlooking the water.

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

4. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were easy to build with.
(b) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
(c) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.
(d) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.

5. The Nearings claimed that they were planning not a business, but a __________.
(a) Functioning homestead.
(b) Working farm.
(c) Useful vegetable garden.
(d) Vacation home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of roofs did the Nearings put on their houses?

2. Why did the Nearings NOT join a communal experience?

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

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

5. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?

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