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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. Physicians often doubled as what profession?

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

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

4. Who is Dr. Page?

5. What is the state of Martha's accounts at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the pattern of new births in the year 1793?

2. How many doctors and midwives were available in the Hallowell area at the time?

3. Although premarital sex was acknowledged as a common practice, it was also illegal. Explain the repercussions for both people involved.

4. Explain how courtship and marriage during Martha's life were very different from popular perception of the time period.

5. Where did Martha Ballard grow up and when did she marry her husband/

6. How much detail did Martha include in her diary about each birth?

7. What details about each birth did Martha choose to exclude from her diary?

8. How many times did Martha engage a doctor during her midwife practice?

9. Both Ephraim and Martha had businesses to manage. How were their approaches to business different?

10. What was the outcome of the Rebecca Foster rape case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Martha Ballard's life story beginning with her birth in Massachusetts in 1735. Who was her husband? How many children did she have? What were her primary professions?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In addition to her own daughters, Martha had several young women live and learn in her household over the years. Explain what skills Martha would impart and why she would have been a good teacher in domestic arts.

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