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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. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?

2. What is Martha's main concern at this time?

3. Who does Mary give the diary pages to?

4. How does the year 1809 begin for Martha?

5. What is Martha's physical state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Captain Purrinton and his family?

2. What were the challenges Ephraim faced in his surveying work?

3. Explain the state of Martha's health in 1796?

4. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

5. Martha's garden was always important to her but why was it especially critical during 1809?

6. How did Charles Elventon Nash incorporate Martha's diary into his history of Augusta?

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

8. How did Ephraim get embroiled in events that would lead to the Malta War of 1809?

9. Name the two reasons Martha's diary is so special.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martha seems to be a religious person with a strong belief in God, yet she does not attend church regularly. How do you account for Martha's behavior? How was the behavior viewed within the community?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the metaphor of society and the community being similar to a blue-checked tablecloth. What does the pattern on the cloth represent? Why was a cloth chosen to explain the scenario?

Essay Topic 3

In addition to details of each birth, explain what other information Martha included in her diary. Why do you think she veered off to include items not directly related to midwifery?

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