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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Because of Dr. Page's training, Martha thinks he is _______________.
(a) better than she
(b) inexperienced
(c) immature
(d) overconfident

4. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?
(a) Sales
(b) Sheared sheep and broke flax
(c) Accounting
(d) Weaving

5. What does young Ephraim do after the family's move?
(a) He buys a horse
(b) He plants a garden
(c) He falls in love
(d) He works for neighbors

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha charge for each birth?

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

3. What are Mr. Densmore's occupations?

4. Who does Ephraim encounter who do not give up their land?

5. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?

(see the answer key)

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