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

2. What level was the kitchen garden in Vermont?
(a) Up three steps.
(b) Below sea level.
(c) At waist-high level.
(d) On the level with the house.

3. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cereal with milk.
(c) A handful of sunflower seeds.
(d) A handful of cranberries.

4. What did some people think of the Nearings when they visited them in Vermont?
(a) That they were sloppy.
(b) That they were uncordial.
(c) That they were too old to be working on a farm.
(d) That they would go hungry if they stayed.

5. When did the Nearings use bagged commercial fertililzer commonly sold to farmers?
(a) Twice a year at planting and harvest.
(b) Once a year in the spring.
(c) They never touched it.
(d) Once every 5 years to replenish the soil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long had Jacklight foot lived in the valley?

3. What, according to the Nearings, made a parsnip tasty?

4. How did the Nearings obtain a freezer?

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

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