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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator tells the blind man, “In those olden days, when they built cathedrals, men wanted to be” what?
(a) Close to God
(b) Different from each other
(c) Shielded from the weather
(d) Proud of something

2. When the blind man appears to snooze during his conversation with the narrator, the narrator assumes that perhaps he’s imagining himself where?
(a) Portugal
(b) Greece
(c) Spain
(d) Italy

3. 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) Success
(b) The world
(c) Godliness
(d) Anything special

4. Where is McConnell A.F.B. located?
(a) New Jersey
(b) Kansas
(c) California
(d) Georgia

5. What kind of pie does the narrator’s wife serve at dinner?
(a) Peach pie
(b) Apple pie
(c) Strawberry pie
(d) Banana cream pie

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that the “was having a drink and” doing what when he “heard the car pull into the drive” with his wife and the blind man?

2. What beverage does the blind man drink with his dinner in the story?

3. How did the narrator’s wife maintain contact with the blind man since they last saw one another in person?

4. What is the narrator’s final comment to the blind man in the story?

5. What does the narrator admit he does not believe in when discussing matters with the blind man late at night in the story?

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