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

2. Who committed a murder/suicide on July 9, 1806?
(a) Dr. Densmore
(b) Captain Purrinton
(c) Reverend Foster
(d) Dr. Page

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

4. Who stays with Martha and Ephraim each night?
(a) Rebecca Foster
(b) Hannah
(c) One of Jonathan's children
(d) Mrs. Densmore

5. How does the year 1809 begin for Martha?
(a) She is injured from a fall
(b) She has resigned
(c) She delivered a baby
(d) She buries her husband

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Paul Chadwick?

2. Who is ambushing survey crews?

3. Who abridged Martha's diary for a history of Augusta?

4. Which family member's autopsy did Martha attend?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

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

4. Explain the state of Martha's health in 1796?

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

6. Describe the terms of Ephraim's incarceration.

7. Martha's garden was always important to her but why was it especially critical during 1809?

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

9. What were the circumstances preceding Ephraim's arrest?

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

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