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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many preachers was each town allowed?

2. What is the perception of midwives among women?

3. Who is Ephraim Ballard?

4. What was the relationship between doctors and midwives during this period?

5. Why does Dr. Page become a problem for Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the role of a midwife in society and Martha's role in particular?

2. Both Ephraim and Martha had businesses to manage. How were their approaches to business different?

3. What was the outcome of the Rebecca Foster rape case?

4. What was the opinion of Reverend Foster by the Calvinists in the town and whose was the principal voice among them?

5. Which of Martha's relatives were married by 1792?

6. How did Martha get started as a midwife in Hallowell?

7. What was the nature of the relationship between midwives and physicians during Martha's lifetime?

8. How has Martha's diary been perceived by historians?

9. What did Martha charge for delivering a baby?

10. What is so amazing about Martha's diary and why do some people speculate that she began writing it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Martha's husband, Ephraim. What is known about him from Martha's entries? What were his professions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the methods by which Martha would obtain her medicines. How do those methods compare to alternative medicines today?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the metaphor of society and the community being similar to a blue-checked tablecloth. What does the pattern on the cloth represent? Why was a cloth chosen to explain the scenario?

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