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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 1804.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?
(a) A vacation
(b) A scandal
(c) A nuisance
(d) An outrage

2. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?
(a) She demanded that they stay
(b) She would not let them marry
(c) She asked them to stay
(d) She had enough money from her two businesses

3. How old is Martha in the spring of 1804?
(a) 70
(b) 65
(c) 67
(d) 60

4. Which of the following is not something Martha had to contend with as a midwife?
(a) Premature births
(b) Weather
(c) Boredom
(d) False Labor

5. Where is Ephraim jailed?
(a) The Augusta prison
(b) The Kennebunk jail
(c) The Hallowell jail
(d) Shawshank prison

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?

2. Who moves into Martha's house with her?

3. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?

4. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?

5. Where does Ephraim spend his 80th birthday?

(see the answer key)

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