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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Travis A.F.B. is described as being near what city in the short story?
(a) Sacramento
(b) Kansas City
(c) Atlanta
(d) Atlantic City

2. Where does the blind man put his hand as the narrator begins to draw in the story?
(a) Over the narrator’s hand
(b) At the edge of the table
(c) On the narrator’s face
(d) On the paper

3. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s shoulders after his arrival?
(a) Narrow
(b) Elevated
(c) Stooped
(d) Broad

4. When the blind man asks the narrator to describe a cathedral to him, what is the first thing the narrator says?
(a) They have a very broad foundation
(b) You can’t look at one without seeing the arches
(c) To begin with, they’re very tall
(d) The first things you notice are the intricate details

5. What does the narrator say his wife writes one or two of every year?
(a) Novels
(b) Essays
(c) Short stories
(d) Poems

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator see his wife doing as she parks the car when she returns with the blind man?

2. From what narrative perspective is the story of “Cathedral” relayed?

3. What is the narrator’s response when his wife asks as she comes downstairs, “What do I smell?”

4. How does the narrator’s wife look at him when he turns on the television during the talk with the blind man after dinner?

5. 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?

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