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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 type of seeds did the merchants sell?
(a) Vegetable
(b) Exotic
(c) Fruit
(d) Flowers

2. Which family member's autopsy did Martha attend?
(a) Ephraim
(b) Dolly
(c) Jonathan
(d) Parthenia

3. Which of the following did Martha not grow in her garden?
(a) Tobacco
(b) Herbs
(c) Vegetables
(d) Fruits

4. To what event is Martha invited?
(a) John Davis Jr.'s funeral
(b) John Davis Jr.'s birthday party
(c) John Davis Jr.'s autopsy
(d) John Davis Jr.s' Baptism

5. Young midwives are __________________ by the doctors in the area.
(a) discouraged
(b) outraged
(c) harrassed
(d) insulted

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author publish Martha's diary?

2. What did away with the community female healers?

3. How old is Martha at the beginning of 1796?

4. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?

5. Martha's midwife practice increases due to the death of which midwife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Captain Purrinton and his family?

2. What were the challenges Ephraim faced in his surveying work?

3. What was the common practice regarding midwives attending at autopsies?

4. Who is the first of Martha's relatives to realize the significance of her diary pages?

5. With what content did Martha prefer to fill her diary instead of news of politics and conflict?

6. Explain the antagonistic relationship between Martha and Dr. Cony.

7. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

8. What was the state of Martha's mental and physical health now that she is 70-years-old?

9. What complicated the community's recovery period after the Purrinton murders?

10. How does this chapter show a real personal crisis for Martha?

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