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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?
(a) 816
(b) 503
(c) 50
(d) 192

2. What was Ephraim's profession?
(a) Lawyer and judge
(b) Surveyor and judge
(c) Surveyor and miller
(d) Lawyer and miller

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

4. Martha's diary was once included in a book about the history of which city?
(a) Portland, Maine
(b) Augusta, Georgia
(c) Augusta, Maine
(d) Albany, New York

5. Martha strongly believed in _____________ to make her patients feel better.
(a) purging the body
(b) drinking water
(c) taking a nap
(d) sitting in the sun

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a product for which Martha used herbs?

3. In what year does Martha start her diary?

4. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

5. How many children did Martha have?

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