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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the Nearings, is the most extensive and most successful experiment in mulching?
(a) The mountain top.
(b) A gravel pit.
(c) The river bed.
(d) The forest floor.

2. How did the Nearings plant their greenhouse?
(a) Plants on the ground level.
(b) Plants below ground level.
(c) Plants on a sloping hill.
(d) Plants at waist level.

3. How deep was the stone garden wall in Maine?
(a) 4 to 5 inches.
(b) 24 to 26 inches.
(c) 62 to 98 inches.
(d) 30 to 48 inches.

4. What color did the Nearings paint their roof?
(a) Brown.
(b) Moss-green.
(c) Grey.
(d) Red.

5. In the breakdown of the Nearing's diet, how much of percentage was their intake of fruit?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 30 percent.
(c) 20 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for a compost pile to be ready to use in the garden?

2. How old, according to the Nearings, were they when they decided to move to Vermont?

3. After living in the mountains, where did the Nearings want to live in their new home?

4. What did the Nearings use as silverware?

5. Who did all the stonework on the house in Maine?

(see the answer key)

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