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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?
(a) Vegetable
(b) Fruit
(c) Exotic
(d) Flowers

2. Who does Ephraim encounter who do not give up their land?
(a) Squatters
(b) U.S. army troops
(c) Native Americans
(d) French explorers

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

4. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?
(a) Over 70
(b) Over 40
(c) Over 60
(d) Over 50

5. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 3:1
(b) 1:1
(c) 10:1
(d) 4:1

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Martha Ballard born?

2. What happened to the man accused of raping Rebecca?

3. What is the name of the man who came for the two remaining children?

4. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?

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

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