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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 weaving
(b) Her garden
(c) Her sewing
(d) Her canning

2. What does Mary Hobart have in common with Martha?
(a) They shared an interest in gardening
(b) They lived on the same property
(c) They were both Calvinists
(d) Medical care of women and children

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

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

5. How old is Martha in the spring of 1804?
(a) 60
(b) 65
(c) 67
(d) 70

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of a disagreement between France and England?

2. What type of seeds did the merchants sell?

3. What did Clara Barton found?

4. Who is ambushing survey crews?

5. Who else commits suicide during this period?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Martha's complete diary find its way to being published in its entirety?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

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

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

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