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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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

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

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

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

7. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?
(a) Over 40
(b) Over 50
(c) Over 60
(d) Over 70

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where is Ephraim jailed?
(a) The Kennebunk jail
(b) Shawshank prison
(c) The Hallowell jail
(d) The Augusta prison

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

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?

3. Where did Martha stay after the murders?

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

5. Who moves into Martha's house with her?

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