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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Life, Chapters Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who could "smell a frost coming?"
(a) Scott.
(b) Floyd Hurd.
(c) Helen.
(d) Jack Lightfoot.

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

3. What was inserted into the compost pile to help break down matter?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Ants.
(c) Bees.
(d) Earth worms and worm capsules.

4. What did the Nearings NEVER buy?
(a) Candy, pastries, meats, soft drinks, alcohol, tea, coffee, or tobacco.
(b) Fresh fruits and vegetables.
(c) Oils.
(d) Avacados.

5. What did the Nearings later attach to their first stone building?
(a) A well.
(b) A garage.
(c) A campsite.
(d) A visitor's center.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was each work day divided up?

2. Why did the Nearings NOT join a communal experience?

3. What direction do the rows in a garden need to be planted to assure maximum sun to the roots?

4. Under optimum conditions, when should wheat be ground if you are baking?

5. Whose building system did the Nearings follow when building their stone system?

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