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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town are the Ballards living in 1787?
(a) Albany
(b) Halperin
(c) Hallowell
(d) Boston

2. What happens to Jonathan Ballard during his employment with Peter Jones at the mill?
(a) He was injured
(b) He was promoted
(c) He bought the business
(d) He was terminated

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

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

5. How many preachers was each town allowed?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the hardships associated with surveying?

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

3. How many nights had Ephraim spent in the woods as a surveyor?

4. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?

5. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?

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