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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 owned the land and home the Nearings wanted to settle on in Maine?
(a) Mary Stackhouse.
(b) George Near.
(c) Opal Grange.
(d) Venice Waller.

2. What purpose do the stones serve in the greenhouse?
(a) They are cool in the summer.
(b) They are solid and will not fall.
(c) They act as radiators.
(d) They are pretty to look at.

3. Other than the wood on the land, what other sources did the Nearings use for wood?
(a) The old barn.
(b) Driftwood that would come in with the tides.
(c) The Neighbors forest.
(d) Ship wood.

4. Forrest Tyson, who did the electrical work on the house in Maine was a teacher where?
(a) Philidelphia public schools.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) University of Hartford.
(d) New York.

5. What was Hancock County, Maine known for?
(a) As the "apple orchard" county.
(b) As the "ski resort" county.
(c) As one of Maine's "blueberry counties."
(d) As the "seaside getaway" county

Short Answer Questions

1. At the musical events on Sunday morning, what was to be avoided?

2. How did the Nearlings choke out the weeds around berry plants in Vermont?

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

4. How did the Nearings decide to "warn" people before they arrived about life on their farm?

5. How could a competent wood worker determine where a tree would fall?

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