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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times in 27 years of midwife practice did Martha ever call a doctor?
(a) 2
(b) 15
(c) 10
(d) 7

2. Who does Rebecca Foster accuse of raping her?
(a) Henry Sewall
(b) Colonel North
(c) James Franklin
(d) Thomas Sewall

3. Why does Martha think Dr. Page will not be successful?
(a) He is young and single
(b) He is too inexperienced
(c) He has no connections in the town
(d) He comes from a big city

4. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?
(a) Boiled the water
(b) Cut the bandages
(c) Cut the umbilical cord
(d) Transported the midwife and nurses

5. Martha's medicines contained no more than _________ ingredients.
(a) five
(b) ten
(c) three
(d) four

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something Martha had to contend with as a midwife?

2. Who does Jonathan Ballard marry in February of 1792?

3. What is Martha's physical state?

4. What is the state of Martha's accounts at this point?

5. What major problem does Martha have with living in the new house?

(see the answer key)

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