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

2. Martha's midwife practice increases due to the death of which midwife?
(a) Ava Densmore
(b) Ellen Franklin
(c) Ann Mosier
(d) Rebecca Foster

3. What did Ephraim consider his imprisonment?
(a) A nuisance
(b) An outrage
(c) A vacation
(d) A scandal

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

5. What is Martha's biggest problem during Ephraim's incarceration?
(a) Getting flax for her wool
(b) Getting wood for the winter
(c) Paying the bills
(d) Having no one to talk to at night

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Mary Hobart?

4. Where did Martha stay after the murders?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the terms of Ephraim's incarceration.

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

6. What shocking crime did Captain Purrinton commit?

7. What was the common practice regarding midwives attending at autopsies?

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

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

10. What was the impact of the Jefferson Embargo?

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