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

2. Why did the Nearings NOT join a communal experience?
(a) They didn't want to work with other people.
(b) They didn't want to move to Europe.
(c) There were none available or functioning into which they could have happily and effectively fit.
(d) They didn't want to move to the west coast.

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

4. What did the Nearings sell as a cash crop in Vermont?
(a) Dairy.
(b) Syrup and sugar.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Vegetables.

5. What, according to the Nearings, is the most extensive and most successful experiment in mulching?
(a) A gravel pit.
(b) The river bed.
(c) The forest floor.
(d) The mountain top.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was inserted into the compost pile to help break down matter?

2. How much did the Nearings save by building with the stone system they used?

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

4. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?

5. How did the Nearings light their home?

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