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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Martha's medicines contained no more than _________ ingredients.
(a) three
(b) four
(c) ten
(d) five

2. What did away with the community female healers?
(a) Fewer women in the profession
(b) More hospitals
(c) Professionalism and male dominance
(d) Fewer patients

3. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?
(a) In Portland
(b) In Kennebunk
(c) On Jonathan's farm
(d) In Augusta

4. Everyone knew that birth was a ______________ process.
(a) unnecessary
(b) natural
(c) unnatural
(d) ridiculous

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Physicians often doubled as what profession?

3. How many children did Martha have?

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

5. At what job is Ephraim working when he is arrested?

(see the answer key)

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