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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Continuing the Good LIfe, Chapters One through Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Walter Twing do on Saturdays?
(a) He collected sap from the trees.
(b) He tended his horses.
(c) He worked in his garden.
(d) He did not work.

2. When building the new stone house in Vermont, what did the Nearings include?
(a) A barn.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) A guesthouse.
(d) A detached cellar.

3. Why did the Nearings chose Vermont and not Eastern Pennsylvania?
(a) They wanted a Frank Lloyd Wright house.
(b) Pennsylvania was too crowded.
(c) The land costs were more reasonable.
(d) They hated the barns in Pennsylvania.

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

5. How did the Nearings harvest Chinese cabbage in the cold weather?
(a) Wait until cold days and pick them frozen.
(b) Wait until a sunny day with a southern wind and pick them then.
(c) Wait until rainy days and pick them when wet.
(d) Pick them early and can them to add flavor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Sunday morning musical events divided?

2. What became a big problem for the town when discussing social events that nearly ripped the town apart?

3. What did the Nearings use to cook in?

4. How did the Nearings ask workers how much they wanted for a job on the farm?

5. What kind of events were held on Saturday nights in the small Vermont town?

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