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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Physicians often doubled as what profession?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Newspaper Editor
(c) Judge
(d) Justice of the Peace

2. A physician's training was ___________________________.
(a) experimental and manual
(b) traditional and experimental
(c) experimental and literary
(d) traditional and manual

3. At what age does John Davis Jr. die?
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 15

4. What was the death rate in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 10 per 1500
(b) 15 per 1000
(c) 150 per 1000
(d) 50 per 1000

5. Which family member's autopsy did Martha attend?
(a) Ephraim
(b) Parthenia
(c) Dolly
(d) Jonathan

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

2. What phrase does Martha use to indicate that her house was fighting with her?

3. Why does Martha become increasingly dependent on Jonathan?

4. How long had the Ballards been living at John Jones Mill?

5. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?

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