A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Test | Final Test - Easy

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Test | Final Test - Easy

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the answer to #146 to clear the land and build a house for his family?
(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 6 months
(d) 2 months

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

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

4. At what age does John Davis Jr. die?
(a) 3
(b) 15
(c) 5
(d) 7

5. What is the name of the man who came for the two remaining children?
(a) Ezra
(b) Matthew
(c) James
(d) Hezekiah

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

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

8. How old is Martha at the beginning of 1796?
(a) Over 50
(b) Over 70
(c) Over 40
(d) Over 60

9. Who committed a murder/suicide on July 9, 1806?
(a) Dr. Densmore
(b) Dr. Page
(c) Captain Purrinton
(d) Reverend Foster

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

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

12. Which of the following is not a reason that someone stays with Martha and Ephraim each night?
(a) It relieves the crowding in Jonathan's house
(b) Cook food for Martha and Ephraim
(c) They have set fire to the house before
(d) Help Martha and Ephraim with chores

13. How many of the children of the answer to #148 escaped?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 6

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Clara Barton?

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

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

5. How many nights had Ephraim spent in the woods as a surveyor?

(see the answer keys)

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