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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. What two farms did the Nearings buy when they got to Vermont?
(a) The Sandusky farm and the Hodges place.
(b) The Vermont farm.
(c) The Madingly family place.
(d) The Ellonen place and the Hoard place.

2. How did the Nearings divide their "jobs to be done" on their card index of activities?
(a) By "clear weather jobs" and "rainy day jobs."
(b) By "wood and fuel jobs" and "canning."
(c) By "cash labor" and "free labor."
(d) By "building projects" and "garden projects."

3. How much did the Nearings save by building with the stone system they used?
(a) 99 percent of the cost.
(b) 1/2 of the cost.
(c) 3/4 of the cost.
(d) 1/3 of the cost.

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

5. What kind of schedule did the Nearings keep on Sunday?
(a) They had no schedule.
(b) They attended praise worship and then had amatuer music shows in the evening.
(c) They went to church in the morning and worked in the afternoon.
(d) They ate breakfast in silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?

2. How did the Nearings keep records of their projects at the farm?

3. Why did the Nearings chose Vermont and not Eastern Pennsylvania?

4. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?

5. The Nearings claimed that they were planning not a business, but a __________.

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