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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?
(a) McKenna
(b) Moore
(c) Murphy
(d) Miller

2. In what year was Martha Ballard born?
(a) 1735
(b) 1776
(c) 1800
(d) 1753

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

4. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.
(a) She wanted to keep a medical log
(b) She wanted to pass her story to her children
(c) She had a hard time remembering appointments
(d) No one really knows

5. Who is Reverend Isaac Foster?
(a) The preacher in Portland
(b) The preacher in Kennebunk
(c) The preacher in Augusta
(d) The preacher in Hallowell

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Martha start her diary?

2. What is the epidemic in the summer of 1787?

3. What does Martha charge for each birth?

4. In what town to Martha and Ephraim settle?

5. What happens to Jonathan Ballard during his employment with Peter Jones at the mill?

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