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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 1787.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 3:1
(b) 1:1
(c) 10:1
(d) 4:1

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

3. In what town to Martha and Ephraim settle?
(a) Hingham
(b) Houston
(c) Hallowell
(d) Hightower

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

5. What is the function of a midwife?
(a) Housekeeping
(b) Deliver babies
(c) Teacher
(d) Weaver

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?

2. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?

3. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?

4. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?

5. What did Martha use as purgatives?

(see the answer key)

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