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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 are Mr. Densmore's occupations?
(a) Miller and tailor
(b) Farmer and tailor
(c) Judge and tailor
(d) Farmer and lawyer

2. Who does Jonathan Ballard marry in February of 1792?
(a) Rebecca Densmore
(b) Sally Pierce
(c) Ellen Howe
(d) Rebecca Foster

3. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?
(a) 1:1
(b) 10:1
(c) 4:1
(d) 3:1

4. What did Martha use as purgatives?
(a) Marshmallow root
(b) Senna
(c) Henna
(d) Licorice

5. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?
(a) Ohio
(b) Connecticut
(c) Maine
(d) New York

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?

2. How does Martha refer to single women in her diary?

3. Who does Rebecca Foster accuse of raping her?

4. How did Ephraim and Jonathan assist in Martha's weaving business?

5. What business did men handle during Martha's lifetime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of a midwife in society and Martha's role in particular?

2. Explain why the summer of 1787 was very harrowing for the Ballard family.

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

4. How has Martha's diary been perceived by historians?

5. What details about each birth did Martha choose to exclude from her diary?

6. What were the circumstances surrounding the typical wedding?

7. What did Martha charge for delivering a baby?

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

9. What is the occupation of Martha's husband, Ephraim?

10. What was the religious structure in Hallowell and who was the minister in the town?

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