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

2. What kind of furniture did the Nearings use in their new stone home?
(a) Built in.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Folding.

3. In Vermont, what did the Nearings NOT use to keep food cold?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Storage bins covered with leaves.
(c) An icebox, refrigerator, or freezing unit.
(d) Canned goods stored in an underground cellar.

4. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?
(a) Tea.
(b) Meatloaf.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Soup and a salad.

5. Who could "smell a frost coming?"
(a) Floyd Hurd.
(b) Helen.
(c) Scott.
(d) Jack Lightfoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearings describe the stone wall when it was finished?

2. What, according to the Nearings, is important about keeping an axe?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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