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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. How did the Nearings light their home?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Candles.
(c) With kerosene and candles.
(d) Gas.

2. What kind of roofs did the Nearings put on their houses?
(a) Shingle.
(b) Tile.
(c) Tar.
(d) Low-lying and metal.

3. How did the Nearings divide their "jobs to be done" on their card index of activities?
(a) By "building projects" and "garden projects."
(b) By "cash labor" and "free labor."
(c) By "clear weather jobs" and "rainy day jobs."
(d) By "wood and fuel jobs" and "canning."

4. What was the Nearing's sugarhouse stack known for?
(a) It was the first concrete stack in Vermont.
(b) It was made out of stone.
(c) It burned hotter than any other stack in the area.
(d) You could see the flame for miles.

5. What did most friends of the Nearings dub their guesthouses?
(a) The "free inn."
(b) The "Waldorf."
(c) The "uncomfortable bed inn."
(d) The "homeless inn."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much heat does an old-fashioned fireplace allow to go up the chimney?

2. What was served nearly every day for lunch at the Nearings?

3. At the Nearing's house, what "rounded out" breakfast?

4. What two farms did the Nearings buy when they got to Vermont?

5. What, according to the Nearings, is important about keeping an axe?

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