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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?
(a) Her bedside table
(b) Her kitchen cupboard
(c) Her desk drawer
(d) Her diary

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 asked them to stay
(c) She would not let them marry
(d) She had enough money from her two businesses

3. Martha's training was _________________________.
(a) literary and experimental
(b) traditional and experimental
(c) traditional and manual
(d) manual and experimental

4. 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

5. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?
(a) He makes slanderous comments about her
(b) He sues her
(c) He includes midwifery in his practice
(d) He opens his practice next door

Short Answer Questions

1. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?

2. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?

3. Martha used her diary to _________________.

4. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

5. Because of Dr. Page's training, Martha thinks he is _______________.

(see the answer key)

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