Spring Quiz 3: Seethedog

What was Soaphead Church's original, given name?

• Moses

• Elihue

• Huey

• Jehovah

For how long were Soaphead and Velma married?

• two months

• one week

• one year

• six months

Why does Soaphead want the dog dead?

• he hates dogs

• the dog is too untidy

• he wants to make Pecola happy

• he wants to make its owner suffer

The audience is told that Soaphead might be viewed as "a very----old man."

• perverse

• dirty

• clean

• nice

What is Soaphead's family proudest of?

• their west indian heritage

• their success in America

• their educational successes

• their European ancestry and ability to marry well

What is Pecola's sign from God that her prayers will be answered?

• the dog's response to the meat

• the marigolds growing

• her friend appears

• she sees a dandelion

According to Soaphead, why does "evil exist?"

• because humans are wicked

• because God created it

• because the world is chaotic

• because good exists

To whom does Soaphead address his letter?

• God

• Pecola

• the mayor

• his father

To what does Soaphead compare the breasts of little girls?

• unripe strawberries

• unripe plums

• rose buds

• apples

How would you characterize Soaphead's tone at the end of his letter?

• grateful

• humble

• arrogant

• self-loathing