IB Diploma Programme Student: .........................................

English B – High Level Date: .............................................

Literary work 1: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison

SPRING (Chapter 9) – MINI TEST 4

1. Choose the correct answer for each question:

A) What was Soaphead Church’s original, given name?

i. Moses
ii. Elihue
iii. Huey
iv. Jehovah

B) How long did Soaphead Church’s marriage to Velma last?

i. One week
ii. Two months
iii. One year
iv. Five years

C) Who owns the dog that Pecola feeds poisoned meat?

i. Soaphead Church
ii. Bertha Reese
iii. Mrs. MacTeer
iv. Doreen and Sugar Babe

D) What is the name of the dog Pecola feeds poisoned meat?

i. Bob
ii. Spot
iii. Jimmy
iv. Church

E) After his visit from Pecola, who does Soaphead Church write a long, rambling letter to?
i. His ex-wife, Velma
ii. Bertha Reese
iii. God
iv. Cholly Breedlove

2. Write “T” if the statement is true or “F” if it is false. Justify your answer in both cases.

a) Soaphead Church was raised in a family proud of its mixed blood. .........

b) He is a misanthrope......
c) He is corrupt. ........
d) Soaphead’s mother was half-Indian........
e) He never got married.......
f) He is a pedophile. ......
g) Soaphead Church’s father was a caring schoolmaster.......
h) Pecola comes to ask him to give her blue eyes.. ......
i) Soaphead tells Pecola that he can’t help her and she must accept her personal image. ......
j) Pecola refuses to hurt the dog and leaves Soaphead’s house completely disappointed. .......
 IB Diploma Programme Student: .........................................
English B – High Level Date: .............................................
Literary work 1: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison

SPRING (Chapter 9) – MINI TEST 4

1. Choose the correct answer for each question:

A) What was Soaphead Church’s original, given name?

v. Moses
vi. Elihue
vii. Huey
viii. Jehovah

B) How long did Soaphead Church’s marriage to Velma last?

v. One week
vi. Two months
vii. One year
viii. Five years

C) Who owns the dog that Pecola feeds poisoned meat?

v. Soaphead Church
vi. Bertha Reese
vii. Mrs. MacTeer
viii. Doreen and Sugar Babe

D) What is the name of the dog Pecola feeds poisoned meat?

v. Bob
vi. Spot
vii. Jimmy
viii. Church

E) After his visit from Pecola, who does Soaphead Church write a long, rambling letter to?
v. His ex-wife, Velma
vi. Bertha Reese
vii. God
viii. Cholly Breedlove

2. Write “T” if the statement is true or “F” if it is false. Justify your answer in both cases.

a) Soaphead Church was raised in a family proud of its mixed blood. .........

b) He is a misanthrope......
c) He is corrupt. ........
d) Soaphead’s mother was half-Indian........
e) He never got married.......
f) He is a pedophile. ......
g) Soaphead Church’s father was a caring schoolmaster.......
h) Pecola comes to ask him to give her blue eyes.. ......
i) Soaphead tells Pecola that he can’t help her and she must accept her personal image. ......
j) Pecola refuses to hurt the dog and leaves Soaphead’s house completely disappointed. .......