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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?
(a) 53
(b) 35
(c) 17
(d) 37

2. What marked the end of the "lying-in" period for a new mother?
(a) When one month had passed
(b) When the baby was considered healthy
(c) When the relatives went home
(d) When she could make her own bed

3. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Ms. or their first name
(b) Miss or their father's name
(c) Miss or their fiance's name
(d) Miss or their first name

4. Martha used her diary to _________________.
(a) complain about her husband
(b) track her businesses
(c) vent about emotional problems
(d) unload her problems

5. How many times in 27 years of midwife practice did Martha ever call a doctor?
(a) 10
(b) 2
(c) 15
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?

2. Why does Martha become increasingly dependent on Jonathan?

3. What is Martha's sister's name?

4. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.

5. Who is Dr. Page?

(see the answer key)

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