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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Education work
(b) Public business
(c) Religious work
(d) Legal work

2. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?
(a) Cut the bandages
(b) Cut the umbilical cord
(c) Transported the midwife and nurses
(d) Boiled the water

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

4. What is Martha's main concern at this time?
(a) Ephraim's health
(b) Her grandchildren
(c) A terminal illness
(d) Getting older

5. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Miss or their fiance's name
(b) Miss or their first name
(c) Miss or their father's name
(d) Ms. or their first name

Short Answer Questions

1. What marked the end of the "lying-in" period for a new mother?

2. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

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

4. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?

5. How old is Martha in the spring of 1804?

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