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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 1792.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martha use as purgatives?
(a) Marshmallow root
(b) Henna
(c) Licorice
(d) Senna

2. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?
(a) Miller
(b) McKenna
(c) Murphy
(d) Moore

3. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Miss or their fiance's name
(b) Ms. or their first name
(c) Miss or their first name
(d) Miss or their father's name

4. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?
(a) Miller
(b) Tax collector
(c) Surveyor
(d) Attorney

5. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?
(a) 15
(b) 50
(c) 5
(d) 150

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jonathan Ballard during his employment with Peter Jones at the mill?

2. With whom does Dolly Ballard apprentice as a dressmaker?

3. Physicians often doubled as what profession?

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

5. Who moves into the Ballard house after their two daughters and niece leave to live with their new husbands?

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