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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 the Nearings use to cook in?
(a) Stainless steel, enamel, pottery, or glass vessels.
(b) Granite pots.
(c) Tin pans.
(d) Pottery only.

2. What was NEVER used in the compost pile?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Wood.
(c) Paper.
(d) Worms.

3. How much did the Nearings pay for the hand concrete mixer?
(a) $15.00.
(b) They traded for it.
(c) $150.00.
(d) $20.00.

4. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?
(a) With a weed-eater.
(b) With chemical sprays.
(c) Heavy mulch and sawdust.
(d) By constant weeding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What size were the Nearing's compost piles?

2. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?

3. What became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?

4. What did the Nearings use as silverware?

5. When the Nearings talked about being vegetarians, which neighbors changed their habits and also became vegetarians?

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