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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ephraim and Jonathan build for Martha?
(a) Trundle bed
(b) New cupboard
(c) Sewing room
(d) Loom

2. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?
(a) Getting wood for the winter
(b) Getting flax for her wool
(c) Paying the bills
(d) Having no one to talk to at night

3. Who moves into Martha's house with her?
(a) Hannah and her family
(b) Her sister
(c) Jonathan and his family
(d) Ephraim's sister

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

5. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?
(a) 17
(b) 37
(c) 35
(d) 53

Short Answer Questions

1. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.

2. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?

3. How many times in 27 years of midwife practice did Martha ever call a doctor?

4. Martha's success rate was ____________________.

5. What did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?

(see the answer key)

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