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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 1789.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to the man accused of raping Rebecca?
(a) He was hanged
(b) He was imprisoned
(c) He was acquitted
(d) He was exiled

3. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.
(a) Unnecessary
(b) Unlikely
(c) Optional
(d) Critical

4. What major problem does Martha have with living in the new house?
(a) Walking
(b) Gardening
(c) Cleaning
(d) Space

5. Many New England tows were religiously divided between the strict ______________ and the liberals.
(a) Baptists
(b) Catholics
(c) Methodists
(d) Calvinists

Short Answer Questions

1. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?

2. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?

3. How long had the Ballards been living at John Jones Mill?

4. How many preachers was each town allowed?

5. In what year does Martha start her diary?

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