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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Because of Dr. Page's training, Martha thinks he is _______________.
(a) inexperienced
(b) overconfident
(c) immature
(d) better than she

3. Where did young unwed mothers stay?
(a) With their lovers
(b) With the preacher's wife
(c) With distant relatives
(d) With their parents

4. Martha's diary entries did not follow the same tone as other midwives from ________________.
(a) France
(b) Rhode Island
(c) Germany
(d) England

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

6. What happened to the man accused of raping Rebecca?
(a) He was acquitted
(b) He was imprisoned
(c) He was hanged
(d) He was exiled

7. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?
(a) Kennebec River
(b) Mississippi River
(c) Ohio River
(d) Colorado River

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

9. How long had the Ballards been living at John Jones Mill?
(a) 3 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 7 years

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

11. In what year was Martha Ballard born?
(a) 1776
(b) 1753
(c) 1800
(d) 1735

12. How many times in 27 years of midwife practice did Martha ever call a doctor?
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c) 15
(d) 2

13. In what town are the Ballards living in 1787?
(a) Albany
(b) Hallowell
(c) Boston
(d) Halperin

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

15. Martha's diary was once included in a book about the history of which city?
(a) Augusta, Georgia
(b) Augusta, Maine
(c) Albany, New York
(d) Portland, Maine

Short Answer Questions

1. Martha's success rate was ____________________.

2. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?

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

4. For how many years did Martha work as a midwife?

5. How were the churches in each town supported?

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