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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Jonathan Ballard marry in February of 1792?
(a) Ellen Howe
(b) Rebecca Foster
(c) Rebecca Densmore
(d) Sally Pierce

2. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?
(a) Physician
(b) Pharmacist
(c) Housewife
(d) Minister

3. What is the state of Martha's accounts at this point?
(a) Meager
(b) Healthy
(c) Broke
(d) Could be better

4. Many historians consider Martha's diary to be _____________.
(a) mundane
(b) untrue
(c) slightly interesting
(d) riveting

5. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.
(a) unnatural
(b) ridiculous
(c) unnecessary
(d) natural

6. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?
(a) Mississippi River
(b) Colorado River
(c) Ohio River
(d) Kennebec River

7. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?
(a) He sues her
(b) He opens his practice next door
(c) He includes midwifery in his practice
(d) He makes slanderous comments about her

8. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.
(a) France
(b) Rhode Island
(c) Germany
(d) England

9. Premarital sex in 18th century New England is considered to be ______________.
(a) Rare
(b) Normal
(c) A crime
(d) Expected

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

11. Were marriages arranged in the 18th century?
(a) always
(b) yes
(c) no
(d) sometimes

12. Who does Rebecca Foster accuse of raping her?
(a) Henry Sewall
(b) Thomas Sewall
(c) James Franklin
(d) Colonel North

13. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?
(a) Sales
(b) Weaving
(c) Sheared sheep and broke flax
(d) Accounting

14. What is the epidemic in the summer of 1787?
(a) Scarlet fever
(b) Malaria
(c) Measles
(d) Smallpox

15. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?
(a) The death of a mother and child
(b) The first time she delivers a child
(c) The birth of her first child
(d) The Baptism of her last child

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Martha start her diary?

2. How many children did Martha have?

3. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?

4. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?

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

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