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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) A new election
(b) Merchant bankruptcies
(c) Labor strikes
(d) Birth of a new political party

2. At what age does John Davis Jr. die?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 15
(d) 3

3. Where do Martha and Ephraim build a house?
(a) In Augusta
(b) In Kennebunk
(c) On Jonathan's farm
(d) In Portland

4. Why did the author publish Martha's diary?
(a) So people could understand life for women in this time period
(b) She had a legal contractual agreement to do so
(c) She had a master's thesis to complete
(d) She has a collection of diaries

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event is Martha invited?

2. Where does Ephraim spend his 80th birthday?

3. How is Clara Barton related to Martha?

4. Where did James stay after the murders?

5. Who does Ephraim encounter who do not give up their land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

2. What happened in the aftermath of the Purrinton murders?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Name the two reasons Martha's diary is so special.

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

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

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