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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 the other reason that makes Martha's diary to special?
(a) It did not burn in a fire
(b) Her family saved it
(c) Ink was scarce at the time
(d) It was not in a safe deposit box

2. Who is ambushing survey crews?
(a) U.S. army deserters
(b) French soldiers
(c) Native American warriors
(d) Settlers dressed as Indians

3. What is the result of a disagreement between France and England?
(a) The Malta War
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The War of 1812
(d) The Jefferson embargo

4. Who is the new girl hired by Martha to help in the house?
(a) Hepsy
(b) Helen
(c) Halle
(d) Hope

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?

3. What is the name of the man who came for the two remaining children?

4. Who moves into Martha's house with her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was occurring in 1809 which could be likened to the Boston Tea Party?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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