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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Martha not grow in her garden?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Fruits
(c) Herbs
(d) Vegetables

2. What is the name of the man who came for the two remaining children?
(a) Matthew
(b) Ezra
(c) James
(d) Hezekiah

3. What is Martha's focus during this time period?
(a) Her sewing
(b) Her canning
(c) Her garden
(d) Her weaving

4. How many of the children of the answer to #148 escaped?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

5. How were the pages of Martha's diary stored?
(a) In a mahogany box
(b) On a CD
(c) In a safe deposit box
(d) On microfilm

6. Why does Martha become increasingly dependent on Jonathan?
(a) Ephraim dies
(b) Ephraim leaves her
(c) Ephaim is very ill
(d) Ephraim is arrested

7. Which of the following is not one of the hardships associated with surveying?
(a) Quick payment
(b) Wild animals
(c) Lack of food
(d) Bugs

8. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?
(a) Exotic
(b) Fruit
(c) Flowers
(d) Vegetable

9. At what age does John Davis Jr. die?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 15
(d) 5

10. Who is ambushing survey crews?
(a) U.S. army deserters
(b) Native American warriors
(c) French soldiers
(d) Settlers dressed as Indians

11. How long does it take the answer to #146 to clear the land and build a house for his family?
(a) 2 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 6 months
(d) 2 months

12. Who was Clara Barton?
(a) A newspaper editor
(b) A historian
(c) A Civil War nurse
(d) A university professor

13. Who else commits suicide during this period?
(a) Mr. Gill and Benjamin Petty
(b) Mr. Gill and Jonathan
(c) Mr. Gill and Dr. Page
(d) Benjamin Petty and Reverend Foster

14. Who is the new girl hired by Martha to help in the house?
(a) Hepsy
(b) Halle
(c) Helen
(d) Hope

15. Who does Mary give the diary pages to?
(a) The Augusta Historical Society
(b) The Smithsonian Institution
(c) The Kennebunkport Museum
(d) The Maine State Library

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author publish Martha's diary?

2. In Martha's time it was a common practice for _______________ to attend autopsies.

3. What are the names of the two children who survived?

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

5. How many autopsies did Martha attend in her life?

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