2. What did the Nearings build in the corner of the walled-in vegetable garden?
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) A greenhouse.
(c) A rabbit hutch.
(d) A barn.

3. What did the Nearings build their greenhouses out of?
(a) Stone and cement and glass.
(b) Cement and plastic.
(c) Wood.
(d) Glass and plastic.

4. What should be recorded on paper when a homesteader is working a farm?
(a) A 20 year plan.
(b) A plan for each day, week and month.
(c) Daily receipts.
(d) Daily food eaten.

5. How high are gardening beds raised off the ground?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) Several inches.
(c) 1 inch.
(d) 68 inches.

6. How many days was frost possible on the Vermont homestead?
(a) 260.
(b) 150.
(c) 50.
(d) 380.

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

8. How much did the stone garden wall cost?
(a) $450.00
(b) $5000.00
(c) $22,000.00.
(d) $225.00.

9. How could a competent wood worker determine where a tree would fall?
(a) By listening to the wood as it is chopped.
(b) By properly notching and sawing the tree.
(c) By pushing it in the right direction.
(d) By guessing.

10. How did the Nearings plant their greenhouse?
(a) Plants on the ground level.
(b) Plants below ground level.
(c) Plants at waist level.
(d) Plants on a sloping hill.

11. What did the Nearings find about growing pole beans and sweet peas?
(a) They plants did not have a long growing season.
(b) The greenhouse did not work for tall plants.
(c) They did not like growing tall plants.
(d) They found they were using longer and higher poles and trellises.

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

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

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

15. How long did it take for a compost pile to be ready to use in the garden?
(a) About two months.
(b) A month.
(c) 6 month.s
(d) A full year.