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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through January 1796.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

3. What is Martha's sister's name?
(a) Dorothy Barton
(b) Elizabeth Brown
(c) Clara Barton
(d) Dorothy Ballard

4. Where do Martha and Ephraim move their family?
(a) The Mill Pond house
(b) Henry Sewall's house
(c) Captain North's house
(d) Old Lieutenant Howard's house

5. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?
(a) 50
(b) 15
(c) 150
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Page not understand?

2. Martha's medicines contained no more than _________ ingredients.

3. What do Ephraim and Jonathan build for Martha?

4. A physician's training was ___________________________.

5. How many preachers was each town allowed?

(see the answer key)

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