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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was 7 miles from the farm in Vermont?
(a) The ski resorts.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The Jamaica Post Office.
(d) The movie theater.

2. What became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?
(a) Who was welcome at the dances.
(b) Openly carrying firearms.
(c) The use of liquor.
(d) The type of music at the dances.

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

4. What two farms did the Nearings buy when they got to Vermont?
(a) The Vermont farm.
(b) The Madingly family place.
(c) The Ellonen place and the Hoard place.
(d) The Sandusky farm and the Hodges place.

5. The Nearings thought living in Vermont would be justified as an example of sane living in an _____________.
(a) Removed area.
(b) Sane world.
(c) Insane world.
(d) Utopian society.

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

7. What happened to the fords that the Nearings built when they first moved to Vermont?
(a) They cracked and broke.
(b) They worked great.
(c) They heaved and came out of the ground.
(d) They did not drain the water.

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

9. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?
(a) By freezing food.
(b) By picking produce early and letting it ripen off the vine.
(c) By canning early in the season.
(d) By eating with the seasons.

10. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?
(a) Grey.
(b) Moss-green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

11. What was the one thing missing from the experiment in Vermont that young couples would need to take into account with a growing family?
(a) The Nearings were really rich, so money was never a worry.
(b) The Nearings were famous and made much money from lectures and tours.
(c) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.
(d) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.

12. What, according to the Nearings, is the most extensive and most successful experiment in mulching?
(a) The forest floor.
(b) The mountain top.
(c) The river bed.
(d) A gravel pit.

13. What was the Nearing's sugarhouse stack known for?
(a) It burned hotter than any other stack in the area.
(b) It was made out of stone.
(c) You could see the flame for miles.
(d) It was the first concrete stack in Vermont.

14. In Vermont, what did the Nearings NOT use to keep food cold?
(a) The cellar.
(b) An icebox, refrigerator, or freezing unit.
(c) Storage bins covered with leaves.
(d) Canned goods stored in an underground cellar.

15. Why did the Nearings like stone buildings?
(a) They were cheaper to maintain, would not burn and were cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
(b) They were like a fortress and kept visitors away.
(c) They were easy to build with.
(d) They were not as pretty as wood, but more solid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the Nearings, do white flour products do to a person's health?

2. What did the Nearings NEVER buy?

3. Who could "smell a frost coming?"

4. What kind of furniture did the Nearings use in their new stone home?

5. What does healthy soil teem with?

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