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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Public business
(b) Religious work
(c) Education work
(d) Legal work

3. What played an important role in selecting a marriage partner?
(a) health
(b) geography
(c) education
(d) wealth

4. Who is Ephraim Ballard?
(a) Martha's husband
(b) Martha's father-in-law
(c) Martha's brother-in-law
(d) Martha's first son

5. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?
(a) Weaving
(b) Accounting
(c) Sales
(d) Sheared sheep and broke flax

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

7. 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 refused to take responsibility for a child
(d) When he was married

8. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?
(a) He opens his practice next door
(b) He sues her
(c) He makes slanderous comments about her
(d) He includes midwifery in his practice

9. Which prominent man in Hallowell did not like Isaac Foster?
(a) John Smith
(b) Henry Sewall
(c) Thomas Sewall
(d) James Franklin

10. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?
(a) His title
(b) His address
(c) His wife's name
(d) His middle name

11. What does Martha charge for each birth?
(a) 6 shillings
(b) 3 shillings
(c) 10 shillings
(d) 12 shillings

12. What is the perception of midwives among those in authority?
(a) Scorn
(b) Trust
(c) Fear
(d) Skepticism

13. Martha began to keep a diary because ___________________________.
(a) She wanted to pass her story to her children
(b) No one really knows
(c) She wanted to keep a medical log
(d) She had a hard time remembering appointments

14. What does young Ephraim do after the family's move?
(a) He falls in love
(b) He buys a horse
(c) He plants a garden
(d) He works for neighbors

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?

2. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?

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

4. Which of the following is not something Martha noted in her diary about each birth?

5. What role did the men play in the delivery of a child?

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