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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Martha deep much of her accounting?
(a) Her bedside table
(b) Her kitchen cupboard
(c) Her desk drawer
(d) Her diary

3. Which of the following was not one of Ephraim's professions?
(a) Attorney
(b) Surveyor
(c) Miller
(d) Tax collector

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

5. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?
(a) She asked them to stay
(b) She demanded that they stay
(c) She would not let them marry
(d) She had enough money from her two businesses

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Martha use as purgatives?

2. What is the perception of midwives among women?

3. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?

4. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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