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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was expected to provide all the items for the newlyweds' new home?
(a) The groom's parents
(b) The bride and her parents
(c) The groom
(d) The bride and groom

2. What is one reason that Martha's diary is so special?
(a) She had nine children which kept her very busy
(b) Her businesses occupied most of her time
(c) Paper was scarce during this time
(d) Many women of the time could not write

3. What happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?
(a) He tears it down
(b) He builds a front porch
(c) He adds on to the structure
(d) It burns down

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

5. What did Dr. Page not understand?
(a) obstetrics
(b) breech birth
(c) hormones
(d) false labor

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young women did Martha employ in her home between the years of 1785-1800?

2. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.

3. Who is Reverend Isaac Foster?

4. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?

5. Martha's diary was once included in a book about the history of which city?

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