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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?
(a) Connecticut
(b) Maine
(c) Ohio
(d) New York

2. Many men during Martha's lifetime thought that education for a woman was ________________.
(a) Optional
(b) Critical
(c) Unnecessary
(d) Unlikely

3. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?
(a) Miss or their father's name
(b) Miss or their fiance's name
(c) Miss or their first name
(d) Ms. or their first name

4. What terms does Martha very seldom use for women in her diary?
(a) Lady or Mistress
(b) Lady or Mam
(c) Lady or Madam
(d) Dame or Mistress

5. Which of Martha's daughters spun yarn for weaving and trading?
(a) Hannah and Molly
(b) Hannah and Dolly
(c) Hannah and Daisy
(d) Molly and Ellen

Short Answer Questions

1. What business did women handle during Martha's lifetime?

2. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?

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

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

5. What is the function of a midwife?

(see the answer key)

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