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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the function of a midwife?
(a) Weaver
(b) Housekeeping
(c) Deliver babies
(d) Teacher

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

4. Who does Jonathan Ballard marry in February of 1792?
(a) Sally Pierce
(b) Rebecca Foster
(c) Rebecca Densmore
(d) Ellen Howe

5. Which social and economic class had more out-of-wedlock births?
(a) The middle class
(b) The lower class
(c) The upper class
(d) Each class had an equal share

6. Whose illegitimate child does Martha deliver in October of 1791?
(a) Rebecca Foster
(b) Sally Pierce
(c) Ellen Franklin
(d) Rebecca Densmore

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

8. Where do Martha and Ephraim move their family?
(a) The Mill Pond house
(b) Henry Sewall's house
(c) Old Lieutenant Howard's house
(d) Captain North's house

9. What is the term used when the groom retrieves his bride from her parents' home?
(a) Homemaking
(b) Kidnapping
(c) Housekeeping
(d) Honeymoon

10. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?
(a) Writhing
(b) Expectant
(c) Unwell
(d) Tormented

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

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

13. Who is Dr. Page?
(a) A Boston physician
(b) A Hallowell physician
(c) An Augusta physician
(d) A Portland physician

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

15. How were the churches in each town supported?
(a) Congregation funds
(b) Federal taxes
(c) State taxes
(d) Town taxes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?

3. How could birth be a dangerous process?

4. What does young Ephraim do after the family's move?

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

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