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

2. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?
(a) Cereal with milk.
(b) Coffee.
(c) A handful of sunflower seeds.
(d) A handful of cranberries.

3. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(b) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.
(c) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
(d) They were easy to build with.

4. What, according to the Nearings, do white flour products do to a person's health?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It lowers intestinal health and harms lower nerve centers.
(c) It hurts the heart.
(d) It hurts the liver.

5. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?
(a) "Mastercard or Visa?"
(b) "How much will you expect for that job?"
(c) "Will you take a credit card?"
(d) "Can we give you a check?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the boys serving in the war do to help the valley when the mail was canceled?

2. When building the new stone house in Vermont, what did the Nearings include?

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

4. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?

5. Where did one enter the Nearing home in Vermont?

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