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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the hardships associated with surveying?
(a) Lack of food
(b) Quick payment
(c) Wild animals
(d) Bugs

2. Why did the author publish Martha's diary?
(a) So people could understand life for women in this time period
(b) She had a master's thesis to complete
(c) She had a legal contractual agreement to do so
(d) She has a collection of diaries

3. How is Clara Barton related to Martha?
(a) Great Granddaughter
(b) Granddaughter of her brother
(c) Great niece
(d) Granddaughter of her sister

4. What is Martha's main concern at this time?
(a) Getting older
(b) Ephraim's health
(c) A terminal illness
(d) Her grandchildren

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

6. What profession did some of the ousted female healers choose?
(a) teaching
(b) dressmaking
(c) nursing
(d) pharmacology

7. How old is Martha in the spring of 1804?
(a) 70
(b) 65
(c) 67
(d) 60

8. What are the names of the two children who survived?
(a) Martha and John
(b) James and Anna
(c) James and Ellen
(d) James and Martha

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

10. Who is ambushing survey crews?
(a) French soldiers
(b) Settlers dressed as Indians
(c) Native American warriors
(d) U.S. army deserters

11. Who else commits suicide during this period?
(a) Mr. Gill and Jonathan
(b) Benjamin Petty and Reverend Foster
(c) Mr. Gill and Benjamin Petty
(d) Mr. Gill and Dr. Page

12. Who does Mary give the diary pages to?
(a) The Maine State Library
(b) The Kennebunkport Museum
(c) The Augusta Historical Society
(d) The Smithsonian Institution

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

14. Where was the murderer buried?
(a) The Calvinist cemetery
(b) On his farm
(c) Tossed in a hole at the side of a road
(d) At sea

15. Who abridged Martha's diary for a history of Augusta?
(a) Charles Lindbergh
(b) Charles Osgood
(c) Charles Elventon Nash
(d) Charles Kuralt

Short Answer Questions

1. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?

2. Which of the following did Martha not grow in her garden?

3. At what age does John Davis Jr. die?

4. Where is Ephraim jailed?

5. The confrontation between Ephraim and the answer to #115 eventually led to _______________________.

(see the answer keys)

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