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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. How did the Nearings keep records of their projects at the farm?
(a) On a computer.
(b) In notebooks.
(c) In their heads.
(d) On loose sheets of paper.

2. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?
(a) Below sea level.
(b) Up three steps.
(c) At waist-high level.
(d) On the level with the house.

3. Where did one enter the Nearing home in Vermont?
(a) Through a side door from the garage.
(b) Through the cellar.
(c) Through a double front door.
(d) Through the door in the kitchen.

4. What kind of roofs did the Nearings put on their houses?
(a) Low-lying and metal.
(b) Tile.
(c) Tar.
(d) Shingle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when someone went out to work in the garden after lunch?

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

3. What did the Nearings use as silverware?

4. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?

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

(see the answer key)

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