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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 1788.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Martha's sister's name?
(a) Elizabeth Brown
(b) Dorothy Barton
(c) Dorothy Ballard
(d) Clara Barton

2. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?
(a) Hostile
(b) Amicable
(c) Nonexistent
(d) Skeptical

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

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

5. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 15 per 1000
(b) 150 per 1000
(c) 50 per 1000
(d) 10 per 1500

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Ephraim Ballard?

5. In what year does Martha start her diary?

(see the answer key)

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