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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Continuing the Good LIfe, Chapters Eleven through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attended the party when the mail route was restored in Vermont?
(a) The Governor of the State of Vermont.
(b) The Representative who represented their valley.
(c) The Attorney General of the state.
(d) The Postmaster General of the state.

2. What did the Nearings call the dwarf peas they grew on trellises?
(a) "Pole" varieties.
(b) "Trellis" varieties.
(c) "Telephone" varieties.
(d) "Sky High" varieties.

3. How deep was the stone garden wall in Maine?
(a) 4 to 5 inches.
(b) 30 to 48 inches.
(c) 24 to 26 inches.
(d) 62 to 98 inches.

4. During the 1970s, how many visitors came to the farm in a year?
(a) 2 to 5.
(b) 200 to 250.
(c) 2000 to 2500.
(d) 20 to 25.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Nearing's sugarhouse stack known for?

2. What did the Nearings store potatoes, carrots, beets turnips, celery root and apples?

3. Why did the Nearings want a pond?

4. What were Helen's parents?

5. How did the Nearings keep records of their projects at the farm?

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