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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 1789.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 15 per 1000
(b) 150 per 1000
(c) 10 per 1500
(d) 50 per 1000

2. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?
(a) A look at the life of a pioneer woman
(b) A look at medical malpractice
(c) A look at how medicine was dispersed
(d) A look at early American language

3. What does Martha charge for each birth?
(a) 12 shillings
(b) 10 shillings
(c) 3 shillings
(d) 6 shillings

4. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?
(a) Surveyor
(b) Tax collector
(c) Miller
(d) Attorney

5. What is the perception of midwives among women?
(a) Trust
(b) Fear
(c) Love
(d) Mistrust

Short Answer Questions

1. Martha's diary was once included in a book about the history of which city?

2. In what town was Martha Ballard born?

3. In what town are the Ballards living in 1787?

4. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

5. What is Martha accused of taking from a neighbor?

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