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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family member's autopsy did Martha attend?
(a) Jonathan
(b) Dolly
(c) Ephraim
(d) Parthenia

2. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.
(a) No one really knows
(b) She wanted to keep a medical log
(c) She wanted to pass her story to her children
(d) She had a hard time remembering appointments

3. Who was expected to provide all the items for the newlyweds' new home?
(a) The bride and her parents
(b) The groom's parents
(c) The groom
(d) The bride and groom

4. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?
(a) Her desk drawer
(b) Her diary
(c) Her bedside table
(d) Her kitchen cupboard

5. Whose illegitimate child does Martha deliver in October of 1791?
(a) Rebecca Foster
(b) Rebecca Densmore
(c) Ellen Franklin
(d) Sally Pierce

Short Answer Questions

1. Young midwives are __________________ by the doctors in the area.

2. How old is Martha at the beginning of 1796?

3. What did Dr. Page not understand?

4. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?

5. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?

(see the answer key)

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