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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were the pages of Martha's diary stored?
(a) In a safe deposit box
(b) In a mahogany box
(c) On a CD
(d) On microfilm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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

12. Martha's midwife practice increases due to the death of which midwife?
(a) Ellen Franklin
(b) Rebecca Foster
(c) Ava Densmore
(d) Ann Mosier

13. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?
(a) Getting wood for the winter
(b) Having no one to talk to at night
(c) Getting flax for her wool
(d) Paying the bills

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ambushing survey crews?

2. What did away with the community female healers?

3. What is Martha's main concern at this time?

4. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?

5. Who headed up the band of white Indians?

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