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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.
(a) ladder
(b) ripple in a pool
(c) spider's web
(d) blue-checked cloth

2. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?
(a) 29
(b) 27
(c) 30
(d) 39

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

4. Who moves into Martha's house with her?
(a) Ephraim's sister
(b) Hannah and her family
(c) Her sister
(d) Jonathan and his family

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Martha noted in her diary about each birth?

2. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?

3. Which of the following is not a way in which Martha would discuss a man in her diary?

4. Why does Martha think Dr. Page will not be successful?

5. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.

(see the answer key)

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