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

2. How was each work day divided up?
(a) 4 morning hours and 4 afternnoon hours.
(b) 4 hours of inside work and 4 hours of outside work.
(c) 8 hours days with a lunch and two breaks.
(d) 4 hours of work and 4 hours of discussion.

3. What did the Nearings find that made a perfect base for their house in Vermont?
(a) A 26 foot split boulder.
(b) A rock ledge over a waterfall.
(c) A level meadow.
(d) A cliff overlooking the water.

4. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soup and a salad.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Meatloaf.

5. Within 5 weeks, how hot would the compost pile get?
(a) 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearings harvest Chinese cabbage in the cold weather?

2. What did most friends of the Nearings dub their guesthouses?

3. Who taught the Nearings to make maple syrup?

4. What newspapers got on board to help the citizens of the valley then the mail was canceled?

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

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