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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. Delivering babies was left primarily to whom?
(a) Nurses
(b) Midwives
(c) Husbands
(d) Doctors

2. How many people in the Ballard household get married in 1792?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 2

3. Which prominent man in Hallowell did not like Isaac Foster?
(a) James Franklin
(b) Thomas Sewall
(c) Henry Sewall
(d) John Smith

4. Which of the following was not one of Martha's professions?
(a) Housewife
(b) Minister
(c) Physician
(d) Pharmacist

5. Premarital sex in 18th century New England is considered to be ______________.
(a) A crime
(b) Normal
(c) Expected
(d) Rare

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Dolly Ballard apprentice as a dressmaker?

2. Where do Martha and Ephraim move their family?

3. To what state do Martha and Ephraim move with their family?

4. What is the epidemic in the summer of 1787?

5. What is the term used when the groom retrieves his bride from her parents' home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the opinion of Reverend Foster by the Calvinists in the town and whose was the principal voice among them?

2. How did Martha procure her medicines and what treatments did she advocate?

3. How did people perceive Martha in the community?

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

5. Explain the contentious relationship between Reverend Foster and Henry Sewall.

6. What were the circumstances surrounding the typical wedding?

7. Which of Martha's relatives were married by 1792?

8. During what years did Martha keep her diary?

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

10. Where did Martha Ballard grow up and when did she marry her husband/

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