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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. “Cathedral” is a short story that is driven by what literary element?
(a) Irony
(b) Character
(c) Setting
(d) Plot

2. What word from the story refers to a hooded garment worn by monks?
(a) Kimono
(b) Mukluk
(c) Anorak
(d) Cowl

3. What does the narrator say that he, his wife, and the blind man did after scarfing down their dinner in the story?
(a) After that we could not even look at the pie
(b) For a few moments, we sat as if stunned
(c) We wondered if each of us could keep it all down
(d) We all wondered if anyone would take another serving

4. The narrator surmises of the blind man’s wife that she could wear what in her nostril and it wouldn’t make a difference?
(a) A pencil
(b) An earring
(c) A handkerchief
(d) A straight pin

5. The narrator’s wife commented to the blind man through their first correspondence that she loved her husband but she didn’t love what?
(a) Where they lived
(b) His sister
(c) His mother
(d) Their children

Short Answer Questions

1. The blind man tells the narrator as he continues his drawing of the cathedral, “You got it, bub. I can tell. You didn’t think you could. But you can, can’t you? You’re cooking with” what?

2. What does the narrator’s wife say when she awakens as the narrator is drawing a cathedral?

3. What does the blind man take from his back pocket as he and the narrator are talking and watching television late at night?

4. The narrator describes the man narrating the television show about the Church as being from where?

5. What does the narrator say about his and his wife’s sleeping patterns in the story?

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