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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Nearings use as silverware?
(a) Plastic silverware.
(b) They fingers.
(c) Chopsticks.
(d) Sterling silver silverware.

2. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?
(a) Up three steps.
(b) Below sea level.
(c) On the level with the house.
(d) At waist-high level.

3. What direction do the rows in a garden need to be planted to assure maximum sun to the roots?
(a) At right angles.
(b) North and South.
(c) Not in rows, but in pods.
(d) East and West.

4. The Nearings claimed that they were planning not a business, but a __________.
(a) Working farm.
(b) Useful vegetable garden.
(c) Vacation home.
(d) Functioning homestead.

5. 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 famous and made much money from lectures and tours.
(b) The Nearings had no children and so did not have to worry about education.
(c) The Nearings had a landing strip for their plane on the property.
(d) The Nearings were really rich, so money was never a worry.

6. What kind of schedule did the Nearings keep on Sunday?
(a) They went to church in the morning and worked in the afternoon.
(b) They ate breakfast in silence.
(c) They attended praise worship and then had amatuer music shows in the evening.
(d) They had no schedule.

7. What kind of furniture did the Nearings use in their new stone home?
(a) Wooden.
(b) Stone.
(c) Built in.
(d) Folding.

8. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?
(a) "Can we give you a check?"
(b) "Mastercard or Visa?"
(c) "How much will you expect for that job?"
(d) "Will you take a credit card?"

9. 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.

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

11. Upon arriving in Vermont, who sold the Nearings milk?
(a) The Nearings had cows.
(b) The local grocery.
(c) The Lightfoots.
(d) The previous owners

12. What did some people think of the Nearings when they visited them in Vermont?
(a) That they were uncordial.
(b) That they would go hungry if they stayed.
(c) That they were sloppy.
(d) That they were too old to be working on a farm.

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

14. During the cancellation of the mail route in 1945 in Vermont, what were the citizens asked to do?
(a) Call the Postmaster General.
(b) Write the Postmaster General and then Senators and Representatives.
(c) Write to the President of the United States.
(d) Gather for a peaceful demonstration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?

2. In Vermont, what did the Nearings NOT use to keep food cold?

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

4. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?

5. What did Harold Field feel about working with the Nearings to make sugar?

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