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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much would the insurance policy cost to insure the sugarhouse in Vermont?
(a) $125.00 per year.
(b) $125.00 per month.
(c) $550.00 per month.
(d) $550.00 per 6 months.

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

3. What was the subsoil of the pond area?
(a) Black dirt.
(b) Red clay.
(c) Mud.
(d) Yellow clay.

4. How long could the Nearings harvest their fall garden?
(a) For 2 or 3 days.
(b) For about 2 weeks.
(c) Throughout the winter.
(d) For 2 to 3 months until night frosts were sufficiently severe.

5. What is "heeling-in?"
(a) To train a dog.
(b) The plant is dug up and then replanted with undamaged roots.
(c) To make a mark in the dirt with the heel of your foot for planting.
(d) To be set in ones ways.

6. How many feet was the stone garden wall in Maine?
(a) 124.
(b) 680.
(c) 420.
(d) 667.

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

8. In Maine, what would an average family of 4 or 5 adults and children require to produce a minimum amount of vegetables?
(a) 70 acres.
(b) An acre.
(c) A quarter-acre.
(d) A half-acre.

9. As the ski business moved into the valley, what did the neighbors call the area where the Nearings lived in Vermont?
(a) The Wild Ones.
(b) Lost Horizon.
(c) The Wilderness.
(d) Grandmother's house.

10. What was the nearest airport to the house in Maine?
(a) New York.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Boston.
(d) Bangor, Maine.

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

12. When the Nearings sent samples of their garden soil to be analyzed by the University of Maine, what were the results?
(a) Too rich.
(b) Too much sand.
(c) Too much clay.
(d) Too dry.

13. After living in the mountains, where did the Nearings want to live in their new home?
(a) In the West.
(b) In the desert.
(c) Near the sea.
(d) In Kansas.

14. How long do rhubarb and asparagus beds last before they must be rotated?
(a) A decade or more.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two growing seasons.

15. What invaded the cellar one winter and ate all the food stored there while the Nearings were away?
(a) A stray dog.
(b) A deer.
(c) Probably a rat or a squirrel.
(d) A litter of kittens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Nearings find about growing pole beans and sweet peas?

2. What does "pay as you go" mean to the Nearings?

3. How many years did it take before the Nearings had blueberries to sell?

4. What was the one negative item about the pond?

5. What caused a cellar to be too warm for the Nearings?

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