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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 3:1
(b) 4:1
(c) 10:1
(d) 1:1

2. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?
(a) She asked them to stay
(b) She had enough money from her two businesses
(c) She demanded that they stay
(d) She would not let them marry

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

4. What is Martha's sister's name?
(a) Elizabeth Brown
(b) Dorothy Barton
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Dorothy Ballard

5. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Public business
(b) Legal work
(c) Education work
(d) Religious work

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?

2. What was Ephraim's profession?

3. What is the bulk of Martha's diary?

4. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?

5. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

(see the answer key)

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