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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. When building the new stone house in Vermont, what did the Nearings include?
(a) A barn.
(b) A guesthouse.
(c) A detached cellar.
(d) A chicken coop.

2. 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.

3. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?
(a) Movies.
(b) Swap meets.
(c) Square dances.
(d) Bar dances.

4. What did the Nearings later attach to their first stone building?
(a) A visitor's center.
(b) A well.
(c) A garage.
(d) A campsite.

5. How did the Nearings describe the stone wall when it was finished?
(a) Like a beautiful sunset.
(b) Like the green meadow, dotted with wildflowers.
(c) Like a picture perfect post card.
(d) Like the unveiling of an art work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Nearings use to cook in?

2. Who taught the Nearings to make maple syrup?

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

4. How did the Nearings hold the concrete and stones in place to form the wall?

5. According to the author, who defined the "small community"?

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