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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cathedral.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the television show about the Church, the narrator describes a famous cathedral shown in what city?
(a) Berlin
(b) Paris
(c) Warsaw
(d) Zurich

2. Exasperated by his inability to explain a cathedral to the blind man, the narrator apologizes and says, “The truth is, cathedrals don’t mean” what to him?
(a) Godliness
(b) Anything special
(c) The world
(d) Success

3. How did the narrator’s wife maintain contact with the blind man since they last saw one another in person?
(a) They communicated by fax machine
(b) They mailed tapes to each other
(c) They wrote emails to each other
(d) They wrote letters to each other

4. What does the narrator give as a response to the narrator’s question of whether he was going to stay with his work?
(a) What were the options?
(b) I haven’t had any other offers
(c) It would be hard to take a pay cut
(d) It pays the bills

5. The narrator finds a pen for the blind man where in his house?
(a) In his desk drawer
(b) In a basket on his wife’s table
(c) On the kitchen counter
(d) In the garage

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s shoulders after his arrival?

2. According to the narrator’s wife’s story, how did the blind man meet his wife?

3. The narrator describes his legs as feeling as though he’s just done what when he gets up to look for a pen and paper?

4. At the end of the story, the narrator says, “I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn’t feel like I was” what?

5. What word from the story refers to a hooded garment worn by monks?

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