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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life Continues, Chapters Five through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 30 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

2. When the Nearings talked about being vegetarians, which neighbors changed their habits and also became vegetarians?
(a) 2 close friends.
(b) Only a neighbor man who stayed with them for a long while.
(c) Most of their neighbors.
(d) None.

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

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

5. How many blueberry plants did the Nearings plant their first spring in Maine?
(a) 1088.
(b) 562.
(c) 5.
(d) 228.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Walter Twing do on Saturdays?

2. How far apart were the Nearing's compost piles?

3. How did the Nearings make applesauce?

4. How did the Nearings eat fresh from the garden?

5. How often did the Nearings have a crop failure with blueberries?

(see the answer key)

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