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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the answer to #159?

2. What did away with the community female healers?

3. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?

4. Who was Clara Barton?

5. Who does Mary give the diary pages to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who were Captain Purrinton and his family?

4. What were the circumstances preceding Ephraim's arrest?

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

6. What complicated the community's recovery period after the Purrinton murders?

7. What was Martha's only real problem during Ephraim's incarceration?

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

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

10. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the process of making cloth in Martha's business. Begin with growing and harvesting the flax all the way to taking the cloth to market.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Martha's role in the male-dominated society. How is this dominance reflected in Martha's entries?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Martha's husband, Ephraim. What is known about him from Martha's entries? What were his professions?

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