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Unit 1 1. What are the two things that the writer has always wanted to do? Write and live on a farm. 2. Why does the writer think that his life in the country is of the self-reliant type and satisfying? Because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. They have enough eggs, honey and wood. On the other hand, they are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter. 3. Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family? No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough. 4. What was their first winter like? They were buried under five feet of snow from December through March. 5. What happened when the first spring came? Of the two floods the author describes, what does the second one actually refer to? When the first spring came, it brought two floods. The second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season. 6. What decision did the writer make in the following year? He decided to quit his job and start to freelance. 7. What does the writer have to do in order to write his stories? He has to crawl into black-bear dens for Sports Illustrated, hitch up dogsled racing teams for Smithsonian magazine, check out the Lake Champlain “monster” for Science Digest, and canoe through the Boundary Waters wilderness area of Minnesota for Destinations. 8. Insurance is important to a Western family. How do the Dohertys cope with this problem? As for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’s major-medical insurance policy and the policy on their two cars. 9. How do the writer and his family manage to live on a comparatively low income in the country? They cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standards of living. For example: they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. They still attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies. 10. What does t