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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 1789.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ephraim and Jonathan build for Martha?
(a) Loom
(b) New cupboard
(c) Trundle bed
(d) Sewing room

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

3. What is the bulk of Martha's diary?
(a) To-do list
(b) Opinions
(c) Daily activities
(d) Musings

4. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?
(a) Doctors
(b) Nurses
(c) Midwives
(d) Husbands

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?

2. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

3. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.

4. Who is Ephraim Ballard?

5. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?

(see the answer key)

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