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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some people think of the Nearings when they visited them in Vermont?
(a) That they were uncordial.
(b) That they were sloppy.
(c) That they would go hungry if they stayed.
(d) That they were too old to be working on a farm.

2. How did the Nearings decide to "warn" people before they arrived about life on their farm?
(a) They created a form letter.
(b) They wrote a personal note to each visitor.
(c) They discouraged visitors with a newsletter.
(d) They called and talked to each visitor.

3. Who taught the Nearings to make maple syrup?
(a) Zoe and Floyd Hurd.
(b) Walter Twing.
(c) Nobody. They researched it and learned from books.
(d) Harold Field.

4. What newspapers got on board to help the citizens of the valley then the mail was canceled?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Brattleboro Reformer and the Bennington Banner.
(c) The Kansas City Star.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

5. What was the Nearing's sugarhouse stack known for?
(a) It was the first concrete stack in Vermont.
(b) It burned hotter than any other stack in the area.
(c) It was made out of stone.
(d) You could see the flame for miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political persuasion were most Vermonters?

2. Who could "smell a frost coming?"

3. What did the Nearings eat from?

4. Upon arriving in Vermont, who sold the Nearings milk?

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

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