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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ephraim's attitude about his surveying work?
(a) He is semi-retired
(b) He hates it
(c) He has retired
(d) He is not ready to slow down

2. Which physician is threatened by Martha's practice?
(a) Dr. Foster
(b) Dr. Cony
(c) Dr. Densmore
(d) Dr. Page

3. Where did Martha stay after the murders?
(a) With Jonathan and Sally
(b) With Martha and Ephraim
(c) With the Densmores
(d) With the Fosters

4. What is the result of a disagreement between France and England?
(a) The Malta War
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The War of 1812
(d) The Jefferson embargo

5. Who headed up the band of white Indians?
(a) Mr. Densmore
(b) Elijah Barton
(c) Jonathan Ballard
(d) Dr. Page

6. Which of the following did Martha not grow in her garden?
(a) Vegetables
(b) Herbs
(c) Tobacco
(d) Fruits

7. What is the result of the answer to #159?
(a) A new election
(b) Labor strikes
(c) Birth of a new political party
(d) Merchant bankruptcies

8. How many autopsies did Martha attend in her life?
(a) 13
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 2

9. What is Martha's physical state?
(a) Sprightly
(b) Tired and in constant pain
(c) Terminally ill
(d) Crippled

10. Who moves into Martha's house with her?
(a) Jonathan and his family
(b) Her sister
(c) Hannah and her family
(d) Ephraim's sister

11. Why is Ephraim arrested?
(a) He cheats customers on a regular basis
(b) He writes scandalous editorials
(c) He is $800 short in his accounting
(d) He refuses to pay his taxes

12. Where does Ephraim spend his 80th birthday?
(a) The tavern
(b) Jail
(c) Home
(d) Jonathan's house

13. In what field does Martha's family remain?
(a) Medicine
(b) Law
(c) Education
(d) Publishing

14. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?
(a) Ephraim
(b) Dolly
(c) Jonathan
(d) Hannah

15. To what event is Martha invited?
(a) John Davis Jr.s' Baptism
(b) John Davis Jr.'s funeral
(c) John Davis Jr.'s autopsy
(d) John Davis Jr.'s birthday party

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Martha's focus during this time period?

2. Who abridged Martha's diary for a history of Augusta?

3. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?

4. How many of his children did the answer to #148 kill?

5. In Martha's time it was a common practice for _______________ to attend autopsies.

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