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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Martha's time it was a common practice for _______________ to attend autopsies.
(a) physicians
(b) ministers
(c) lawyers
(d) midwives

2. When could a man be charged with fornication?
(a) When an affair lasted more than six months
(b) When his partner was a young girl
(c) When he was married
(d) When he refused to take responsibility for a child

3. Martha's midwife practice increases due to the death of which midwife?
(a) Ann Mosier
(b) Ava Densmore
(c) Ellen Franklin
(d) Rebecca Foster

4. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?
(a) The death of a mother and child
(b) The first time she delivers a child
(c) The birth of her first child
(d) The Baptism of her last child

5. In what year does Martha start her diary?
(a) 1812
(b) 1790
(c) 1785
(d) 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?

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

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

4. What was Martha Ballard's maiden name?

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

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