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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life Continues, Chapters Five through Ten.

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 were too old to be working on a farm.
(d) That they would go hungry if they stayed.

2. Who was the local mailman in the valley in Vermont in 1945?
(a) Harold Field.
(b) Wallace Crowninshield.
(c) Floyd Hurd.
(d) Walter Twing.

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

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

5. How many years did it take before the Nearings had blueberries to sell?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under optimum conditions, when should wheat be ground if you are baking?

2. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?

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

4. What invaded the cellar one winter and ate all the food stored there while the Nearings were away?

5. How did the Nearings light their home?

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