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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whom does Martha rely heavily during this period?
(a) Dolly
(b) Rebecca
(c) God
(d) Ephraim

2. Why does Martha think Dr. Page will not be successful?
(a) He comes from a big city
(b) He is too inexperienced
(c) He has no connections in the town
(d) He is young and single

3. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?
(a) Amicable
(b) Skeptical
(c) Nonexistent
(d) Hostile

4. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?
(a) Midwives
(b) Nurses
(c) Husbands
(d) Doctors

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.

2. A physician's training was ___________________________.

3. How old is Martha at the beginning of 1796?

4. Which prominent man in Hallowell did not like Isaac Foster?

5. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.

(see the answer key)

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