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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is ambushing survey crews?
(a) U.S. army deserters
(b) Settlers dressed as Indians
(c) Native American warriors
(d) French soldiers

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

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

5. Who was Clara Barton?
(a) A newspaper editor
(b) A historian
(c) A university professor
(d) A Civil War nurse

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

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

8. 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) Help Martha and Ephraim with chores
(c) Cook food for Martha and Ephraim
(d) They have set fire to the house before

9. On whom does Martha rely heavily during this period?
(a) Ephraim
(b) God
(c) Dolly
(d) Rebecca

10. What profession did some of the ousted female healers choose?
(a) teaching
(b) nursing
(c) dressmaking
(d) pharmacology

11. 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

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

13. Who is Paul Chadwick?
(a) A surveyor who volunteers to survey 100 acres of Malta
(b) The newspaper editor
(c) Martha and Ephraim's son-in-law
(d) The new Hallowell minister

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did away with the community female healers?

2. How many houses does Jonathan rent out on his property?

3. How is Clara Barton related to Martha?

4. How long does it take the answer to #146 to clear the land and build a house for his family?

5. Where was the murderer buried?

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