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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An unwed mother was required to _______________________.
(a) give her baby up
(b) marry the child's father
(c) admit to the crime of fornication
(d) raise the child alone

2. In what year does Martha start her diary?
(a) 1785
(b) 1790
(c) 1776
(d) 1812

3. How could birth be a dangerous process?
(a) If the woman was alone
(b) If it was a breech birth
(c) If it was a multiple birth
(d) If the baby was premature

4. Premarital sex in 18th century New England is considered to be ______________.
(a) Rare
(b) A crime
(c) Expected
(d) Normal

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?

2. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?

3. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

4. Which social and economic class had more out-of-wedlock births?

5. What was Ephraim's profession?

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