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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 1801.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What marked the end of the "lying-in" period for a new mother?
(a) When the relatives went home
(b) When one month had passed
(c) When she could make her own bed
(d) When the baby was considered healthy

2. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?
(a) 40
(b) 50
(c) 10
(d) 20

3. Who moves into the Ballard house after their two daughters and niece leave to live with their new husbands?
(a) Sally and Ellen
(b) Betsy and Sally
(c) Betsy and Ellen
(d) Betsy and Rebecca

4. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?
(a) When the midwife vomited
(b) When the midwife fainted
(c) When the midwife shrieked
(d) When they became more institutionalized

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people in the Ballard household get married in 1792?

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

3. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?

4. Which family member's autopsy did Martha attend?

5. What did away with the community female healers?

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