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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 1806.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Martha at the beginning of 1796?
(a) Over 70
(b) Over 60
(c) Over 50
(d) Over 40

2. Who is the mother of John Davis Jr.?
(a) Hetty Ballard
(b) Hetty Davis
(c) Hetty Pierce
(d) Hetty Densmore

3. Which of the following is not a way in which Martha would discuss a man in her diary?
(a) Friend
(b) Business
(c) Legal
(d) Intimate

4. How long had the Ballards been living at John Jones Mill?
(a) 7 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 3 years

5. How many babies did Martha deliver in 1793?
(a) 37
(b) 35
(c) 53
(d) 17

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

2. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?

3. What is Ephraim's attitude about his surveying work?

4. Where do Martha and Ephraim move their family?

5. What does Martha's diary provide to historians?

(see the answer key)

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