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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The confrontation between Ephraim and the answer to #115 eventually led to _______________________.
(a) War of 1812
(b) The end of Ephraim's career
(c) Malta War of 1809
(d) French and Indian War

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

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

4. Young midwives are __________________ by the doctors in the area.
(a) harrassed
(b) discouraged
(c) insulted
(d) outraged

5. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?
(a) When the midwife vomited
(b) When they became more institutionalized
(c) When the midwife fainted
(d) When the midwife shrieked

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

7. What does Mary Hobart have in common with Martha?
(a) They shared an interest in gardening
(b) Medical care of women and children
(c) They lived on the same property
(d) They were both Calvinists

8. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?
(a) On Jonathan's farm
(b) In Portland
(c) In Kennebunk
(d) In Augusta

9. Who does Ephraim encounter who do not give up their land?
(a) Squatters
(b) French explorers
(c) Native Americans
(d) U.S. army troops

10. What did away with the community female healers?
(a) More hospitals
(b) Professionalism and male dominance
(c) Fewer patients
(d) Fewer women in the profession

11. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?
(a) Flowers
(b) Vegetable
(c) Fruit
(d) Exotic

12. What phrase does Martha use to indicate that her house was fighting with her?
(a) At the end of its tether
(b) Chomping at the bit
(c) Up in arms
(d) No rest for the weary

13. Who is the mother of John Davis Jr.?
(a) Hetty Ballard
(b) Hetty Davis
(c) Hetty Pierce
(d) Hetty Densmore

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

15. How many nights had Ephraim spent in the woods as a surveyor?
(a) 300
(b) 59
(c) 239
(d) 103

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Martha in the spring of 1804?

2. Who is Paul Chadwick?

3. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?

4. Where did James stay after the murders?

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

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