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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many joints does the narrator roll for him and the blind man while his wife is upstairs?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 1

2. How did the narrator’s wife’s first marriage end?
(a) Her husband was incarcerated
(b) She and her husband got divorced
(c) Her husband was murdered
(d) Her husband committed suicide

3. For how many years were the blind man and his wife married before her health went rapidly in decline?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 13

4. How long ago does the narrator’s wife say she and her husband bought their sofa?
(a) 4 days ago
(b) 3 years ago
(c) 2 weeks ago
(d) 6 weeks ago

5. Where did the other half of the coin go that the blind man was left with, according to the narrator?
(a) In his wallet
(b) In a safe deposit box
(c) In his wife’s coffin
(d) In a frame on the wall

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator’s wife, how many people were in attendance at the blind man’s wedding?

2. The narrator states after the blind man’s arrival that he’d always thought what “were a must for the blind”?

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

4. “Cathedral” is a short story that is driven by what literary element?

5. What did the narrator’s wife wash down all the pills from the medicine cabinet with while she was at Travis A.F.B.?

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