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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. Who does the woman in #82 claim is the father of her child?
(a) Jonathan Ballard
(b) Reverend Foster
(c) Henry Sewall
(d) Captain North

2. What was Ephraim's profession?
(a) Surveyor and miller
(b) Surveyor and judge
(c) Lawyer and miller
(d) Lawyer and judge

3. Why does Martha think Dr. Page will not be successful?
(a) He comes from a big city
(b) He is young and single
(c) He is too inexperienced
(d) He has no connections in the town

4. Physicians often doubled as what profession?
(a) Judge
(b) Newspaper Editor
(c) Justice of the Peace
(d) Lawyer

5. Who was expected to provide all the items for the newlyweds' new home?
(a) The groom
(b) The bride and groom
(c) The bride and her parents
(d) The groom's parents

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what river does Martha spend much of her time?

3. Why was Martha able to keep her daughters at home for the majority of their young adult lives?

4. In what year does Martha start her diary?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How many doctors and midwives were available in the Hallowell area at the time?

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

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

7. What is so amazing about Martha's diary and why do some people speculate that she began writing it?

8. How much detail did Martha include in her diary about each birth?

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

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

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