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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 1788.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?
(a) Cut the umbilical cord
(b) Transported the midwife and nurses
(c) Boiled the water
(d) Cut the bandages

2. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?
(a) 50
(b) 40
(c) 20
(d) 10

3. Who is Ephraim Ballard?
(a) Martha's father-in-law
(b) Martha's husband
(c) Martha's first son
(d) Martha's brother-in-law

4. In what town to Martha and Ephraim settle?
(a) Houston
(b) Hallowell
(c) Hightower
(d) Hingham

5. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?
(a) Murphy
(b) Miller
(c) Moore
(d) McKenna

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?

3. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?

4. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?

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

(see the answer key)

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