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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the year 1809 begin for Martha?
(a) She is injured from a fall
(b) She buries her husband
(c) She has resigned
(d) She delivered a baby

2. Who stays with Martha and Ephraim each night?
(a) Hannah
(b) Mrs. Densmore
(c) One of Jonathan's children
(d) Rebecca Foster

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

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

5. What was the profession of John Davis Jr.'s father?
(a) Miller
(b) Editor
(c) Lawyer
(d) Surveyor

6. How many houses does Jonathan rent out on his property?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is Martha's focus during this time period?
(a) Her sewing
(b) Her garden
(c) Her canning
(d) Her weaving

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who committed a murder/suicide on July 9, 1806?

2. What is the result of the answer to #159?

3. Why is Ephraim arrested?

4. Who is Paul Chadwick?

5. What is one reason that Martha's diary is so special?

(see the answer keys)

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