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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?
(a) Public business
(b) Legal work
(c) Education work
(d) Religious work

2. Who moves into the Ballard house after their two daughters and niece leave to live with their new husbands?
(a) Betsy and Ellen
(b) Betsy and Sally
(c) Sally and Ellen
(d) Betsy and Rebecca

3. Who is Reverend Isaac Foster?
(a) The preacher in Augusta
(b) The preacher in Hallowell
(c) The preacher in Portland
(d) The preacher in Kennebunk

4. What does Martha experience for the first time during this period?
(a) The death of a mother and child
(b) The Baptism of her last child
(c) The first time she delivers a child
(d) The birth of her first child

5. What was Martha always sure to include when she mentioned a man in her diary?
(a) His middle name
(b) His wife's name
(c) His title
(d) His address

Short Answer Questions

1. Society during Martha's time was described as a ___________________.

2. What term did Martha use for a woman in labor?

3. What is Martha's sister's name?

4. Whose illegitimate child does Martha deliver in October of 1791?

5. Premarital sex in 18th century New England is considered to be ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to being a midwife, Martha also had a weaving business. How did that get started?

2. What was the outcome of the Rebecca Foster rape case?

3. What was the nature of the relationship between midwives and physicians during Martha's lifetime?

4. How did Martha get started as a midwife in Hallowell?

5. What were the typical courting practices in late 18th century America?

6. How does Martha's diary show the male-dominated society in which she lived?

7. Both Ephraim and Martha had businesses to manage. How were their approaches to business different?

8. How many times did Martha engage a doctor during her midwife practice?

9. How was Reverend Foster's wife, Rebecca, received in Hallowell?

10. Who was Dr. Page and what is his relationship with Martha?

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