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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 happens to Ephraim's mill in 1787?
(a) It burns down
(b) He adds on to the structure
(c) He tears it down
(d) He builds a front porch

2. How many children does Martha deliver in her lifetime?
(a) 50
(b) 503
(c) 192
(d) 816

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

4. Whose illegitimate child does Martha deliver in October of 1791?
(a) Ellen Franklin
(b) Rebecca Foster
(c) Rebecca Densmore
(d) Sally Pierce

5. How many people died during the epidemic in 1787?
(a) 50
(b) 15
(c) 5
(d) 150

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the birth to death ratio in Martha's town between the years of 1785 and 1790?

2. An unwed mother was required to _______________________.

3. Martha used her diary to _________________.

4. Which of the following is not a way in which Martha would discuss a man in her diary?

5. What is the perception of midwives among women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain the community's position on premarital sex and how Martha's own family was embroiled in a situation regarding premarital sex.

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

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

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

9. During what years did Martha keep her diary?

10. In general, how was the business in the community divided between men and women?

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