The Kitchen House - Chapters 21-23 Quiz

Who does Belle ask the Captain about at Lavinia's request?

Question Answer Choices Marshall Ben Cardigan Will Stephens

Why does Lucy feel uncomfortable when she visits the kitchen house?

Question Answer Choices She prefers working in the fields She dislikes the people there She is used to the poorer quality of life in the quarters She is afraid of the Captain

Who replaces Rankin after he is fired by the Captain?

Question Answer Choices Marshall Cardigan Ben Will Stephens

What does Lavinia celebrate with the twins every year?

Question Answer Choices New Year's Day Christmas Their twelfth birthday Their tenth birthday

What does Lavinia bring to Miss Martha when she demands to see the baby?

Question Answer Choices Mama Belle Sukey Lucy

Why is the Captain in poor health throughout the winter?

Question Answer Choices The fever epidemic took a toll on him He has a chronic illness He was injured in an accident He was poisoned

Why does the Captain say Martha is disinterested in baby Campbell?

Question Answer Choices She resented the Captain She preferred another child She was too busy with the plantation Martha's disinterest may have contributed to his death

How does Lavinia help herself grieve for baby Campbell?

Question Answer Choices By spending time with Mama By talking to Belle By working in the kitchen house By caring for Sukey

What does the doctor prescribe for Martha to help her rest?

Question Answer Choices Sleeping pills Morphine Laudanum Opium

Why does the Captain fire Rankin?

Question Answer Choices Rankin's mistreatment of the field slaves and the death of Jimmy Rankin's disobedience to the Captain Rankin's theft of food rations Rankin's illness