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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martha use as purgatives?
(a) Licorice
(b) Marshmallow root
(c) Henna
(d) Senna

2. How many children did Martha have?
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 5
(d) 6

3. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?
(a) A look at the life of a pioneer woman
(b) A look at medical malpractice
(c) A look at how medicine was dispersed
(d) A look at early American language

4. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?
(a) 39
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 27

5. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?
(a) His address
(b) His wife's name
(c) His title
(d) His middle name

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Martha start her diary?

2. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?

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

4. Martha used her diary to _________________.

5. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?

(see the answer key)

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