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

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

3. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.
(a) ripple in a pool
(b) ladder
(c) spider's web
(d) blue-checked cloth

4. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Public business
(b) Education work
(c) Legal work
(d) Religious work

5. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?
(a) He builds a front porch
(b) He adds on to the structure
(c) He tears it down
(d) It burns down

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?

2. Which of Martha's daughters spun yarn for weaving and trading?

3. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

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

5. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?

(see the answer key)

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