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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Four though Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How, according to the Nearings, can you build whole, living, balanced soil?
(a) By composting.
(b) By using soil from the forest only.
(c) By burning leaves.
(d) By burning areas of the forest.

2. What did the Nearings grow under a heavy hay mulch that required no hoeing, no bugs, no spraying, and almost no digging?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Corn.
(c) Raddishes.
(d) Potatoes.

3. What was 7 miles from the farm in Vermont?
(a) The Jamaica Post Office.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The ski resorts.
(d) The movie theater.

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

5. What happened when someone went out to work in the garden after lunch?
(a) They fell asleep in the shade of the garden.
(b) Their productivity was very high.
(c) They were escaping and never returned.
(d) They stayed later and worked most of the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Nearings make applesauce?

2. How did the Nearings keep records of their projects at the farm?

3. What, according to the Nearings, is the food furthest removed from the soil?

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

5. What kind of furniture did the Nearings use in their new stone home?

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