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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the two children who survived?
(a) James and Anna
(b) Martha and John
(c) James and Ellen
(d) James and Martha

2. Where was the murderer buried?
(a) Tossed in a hole at the side of a road
(b) The Calvinist cemetery
(c) At sea
(d) On his farm

3. Which of the following is not a reason that someone stays with Martha and Ephraim each night?
(a) It relieves the crowding in Jonathan's house
(b) Help Martha and Ephraim with chores
(c) They have set fire to the house before
(d) Cook food for Martha and Ephraim

4. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?
(a) Getting wood for the winter
(b) Paying the bills
(c) Getting flax for her wool
(d) Having no one to talk to at night

5. Who is the mother of John Davis Jr.?
(a) Hetty Pierce
(b) Hetty Davis
(c) Hetty Ballard
(d) Hetty Densmore

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of his children did the answer to #148 kill?

2. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?

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

4. Why was Ephraim released during the days?

5. How is Clara Barton related to Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the antagonistic relationship between Martha and Dr. Cony.

2. With what content did Martha prefer to fill her diary instead of news of politics and conflict?

3. What was the state of Martha's mental and physical health now that she is 70-years-old?

4. Who is the first of Martha's relatives to realize the significance of her diary pages?

5. What was the common practice regarding midwives attending at autopsies?

6. What medical treatments were popular during this time period?

7. Describe the terms of Ephraim's incarceration.

8. Martha's garden was always important to her but why was it especially critical during 1809?

9. What were the challenges Ephraim faced in his surveying work?

10. How does this chapter show a real personal crisis for Martha?

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