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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 result of the answer to #159?
(a) Merchant bankruptcies
(b) Labor strikes
(c) Birth of a new political party
(d) A new election

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

3. What is Ephraim's attitude about his surveying work?
(a) He has retired
(b) He hates it
(c) He is not ready to slow down
(d) He is semi-retired

4. Which physician is threatened by Martha's practice?
(a) Dr. Densmore
(b) Dr. Page
(c) Dr. Cony
(d) Dr. Foster

5. When did midwives stop attending autopsies?
(a) When the midwife vomited
(b) When the midwife fainted
(c) When the midwife shrieked
(d) When they became more institutionalized

Short Answer Questions

1. Who committed a murder/suicide on July 9, 1806?

2. What is Martha's physical state?

3. Who was Clara Barton?

4. Who is ambushing survey crews?

5. Who is Mary Hobart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the emergence of physicians changed the practices of most midwives.

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

3. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

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

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

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

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

8. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

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

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

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