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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 did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?
(a) A nuisance
(b) An outrage
(c) A vacation
(d) A scandal

2. At what job is Ephraim working when he is arrested?
(a) Editor
(b) Miller
(c) Tax collector
(d) Surveyor

3. What is Martha's focus during this time period?
(a) Her canning
(b) Her weaving
(c) Her garden
(d) Her sewing

4. Which family member concerns Martha because of a bad temper?
(a) Dolly
(b) Ephraim
(c) Jonathan
(d) Hannah

5. What profession did some of the ousted female healers choose?
(a) teaching
(b) nursing
(c) pharmacology
(d) dressmaking

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Hobart have in common with Martha?

2. Who headed up the band of white Indians?

3. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?

4. How old is Ephraim in January of 1796?

5. In what field does Martha's family remain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Charles Elventon Nash incorporate Martha's diary into his history of Augusta?

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

3. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

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

5. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

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

7. What medical treatments were popular during this time period?

8. What was Martha's only real problem during Ephraim's incarceration?

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

10. How did Ephraim get embroiled in events that would lead to the Malta War of 1809?

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