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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 1801.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does young Ephraim do after the family's move?
(a) He works for neighbors
(b) He falls in love
(c) He buys a horse
(d) He plants a garden

2. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?
(a) 192
(b) 816
(c) 50
(d) 503

3. What phrase does Martha use to indicate that her house was fighting with her?
(a) At the end of its tether
(b) Chomping at the bit
(c) No rest for the weary
(d) Up in arms

4. What is Martha's physical state?
(a) Tired and in constant pain
(b) Sprightly
(c) Crippled
(d) Terminally ill

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the churches in each town supported?

2. What is the term used when the groom retrieves his bride from her parents' home?

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

4. What played an important role in selecting a marriage partner?

5. What was the profession of John Davis Jr.'s father?

(see the answer key)

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