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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Martha become increasingly dependent on Jonathan?
(a) Ephraim is arrested
(b) Ephraim leaves her
(c) Ephaim is very ill
(d) Ephraim dies

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. At what job is Ephraim working when he is arrested?
(a) Tax collector
(b) Miller
(c) Editor
(d) Surveyor

9. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?
(a) Fruit
(b) Flowers
(c) Exotic
(d) Vegetable

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

11. What did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?
(a) A nuisance
(b) A scandal
(c) An outrage
(d) A vacation

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author publish Martha's diary?

2. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?

3. What are the names of the two children who survived?

4. How many autopsies did Martha attend in her life?

5. Which physician is threatened by Martha's practice?

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