In addition to Soaphead Church and Miss Marie, one character in this work is accused of killing a cat by Junior and is called a "little black bitch" by his mother, Geraldine, after being raped by Cholly while doing dishes.  
One character in this work is the "son of a sadistic schoolmaster" who was married to a woman named Velma and tricks the protagonist into killing his dog, Bob.  Another character in this work is known as the Maginot Line and lives with other characters named China and Poland.  In addition to Soaphead Church and Miss Marie, one character in this work is accused of killing a cat by Junior and is called a "little black bitch" by his mother, Geraldine, after being raped by Cholly while doing dishes.  That character later gives birth to a child prematurely, after which Claudia and Frieda MacTeer plant marigolds in hopes that if they bloom, the child will live.  For 10 points—name this work about Pecola Breedlove, a black girl who wishes she was white, a novel by Toni Morrison.
One character in this work is the "son of a sadistic schoolmaster" who was married to a woman named Velma and tricks the protagonist into killing his dog, Bob.  
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