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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. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?
(a) Greene and Greene.
(b) Stickley.
(c) Ernest Flagg.
(d) Minnie Pearl.

2. What did the Nearings have to do to pick their sweet peas?
(a) Put at ladder up in a tree.
(b) Hoe the row and pull them out.
(c) Bend and kneel on the ground.
(d) Stand on a stool or ladder.

3. What direction do the rows in a garden need to be planted to assure maximum sun to the roots?
(a) East and West.
(b) At right angles.
(c) Not in rows, but in pods.
(d) North and South.

4. What was 7 miles from the farm in Vermont?
(a) The ski resorts.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The Jamaica Post Office.
(d) The movie theater.

5. What did the Nearings grow under a heavy hay mulch that required no hoeing, no bugs, no spraying, and almost no digging?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Raddishes.
(d) Carrots.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Nearings started their first garden in Vermont, what caused a quagmire and nearly ruined the garden?

2. What is the definition of disease, according to the Nearings?

3. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?

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

5. In Vermont, what did the Nearings NOT use to keep food cold?

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