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WorksheetsThe Bluest Eye: p. 164-183
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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).
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
“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
“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
scruple
An ethical reservation
Waste matter expelled from the body
A small amount or trace of something
A strong feeling of dislike
residue
An ethical reservation
Waste matter expelled from the body
A small amount or trace of something
A strong feeling of dislike
excretion
An ethical reservation
Waste matter expelled from the body
A small amount or trace of something
A strong feeling of dislike
antipathy
An ethical reservation
Waste matter expelled from the body
A small amount or trace of something
A strong feeling of dislike
cluster
An ethical reservation
Waste matter expelled from the body
To come together in a group
A small amount or trace of something
