The Bluest Eye: p. 164-183

Which of the following is the misanthropic Soaphead Church most fond of?

• People

• Beautiful objects

• Valuable objects

• Worn objects

What is Soaphead Church’s birth name?

• Elihue Micah Whitcomb

• Chloe Anthony Wofford

• Bubblehead Temple

• Promissory Charlatan

What does Soaphead Church make of Pecola’s petition?

• He thinks it’s “at once the most fantastic and the most logical petition he had ever received” (174).

• He thinks it’s “a depressing petition that reflects Pecola’s impoverished sense of self-worth” (174).

• He thinks it’s “a sad petition that reveals the racial prejudices implicit in beauty standards” (174).

• He thinks it’s “an absurd petition that only an almighty being like God could fulfill” (174).

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What does Soaphead Church sprinkle on the meat that he has Pecola give to the old dog, Bob?

• Mayonnaise

• Ketchup

• Tabasco Sauce

• Poison

To whom does Soaphead Church write a six-page letter? To whom is the letter addressed?

• His ex-girlfriend, Velma

• His landlady, Bertha Reese

• The mayor of Lorain, Ohio

• God

“What can I do for you, my child? [. . .] Tell me. Don’t be frightened” (173-174).

• Soaphead Church

• Velma

• Bertha Reese

• Pecola Breedlove

“I can’t go to school no more. And I thought maybe you could help me” (174).

• Soaphead Church

• Velma

• Bertha Reese

• Pecola Breedlove

“My eyes. [. . .] I want them blue” (174).

• Soaphead Church

• Velma

• Bertha Reese

• Pecola Breedlove

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“I, I have caused a miracle. I gave her the eyes. I gave her the blue, blue, two blue eyes” (175).

• Soaphead Church

• Velma

• Bertha Reese

• Pecola Breedlove

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“I gave her those blue eyes she wanted. Not for pleasure, and not for money. I did what You did not, could not, would not do: I looked at that ugly little black girl, and I loved her” (182).

• Soaphead Church

• Velma

• Bertha Reese

• Pecola Breedlove

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