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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverage does the blind man drink with his dinner in the story?
(a) Milk
(b) Coffee
(c) Water
(d) Tea

2. What is the first thing the narrator says he draws in his attempt to recreate a cathedral for the blind man?
(a) A barn-like structure
(b) A tent of some kind
(c) A box that looked like a house
(d) A rickety old shack

3. What is the blind man’s response when the narrator asks “if he wanted to smoke some dope with me”?
(a) I respectfully decline
(b) You can roll some of mine
(c) I’ll try some with you
(d) I thought you’d never ask

4. From what narrative perspective is the story of “Cathedral” relayed?
(a) First-person limited point of view
(b) Third-person omniscient point of view
(c) Second-person omniscient point of view
(d) Third-person limited point of view

5. Where does the narrator’s wife fall asleep after they’ve smoked marijuana?
(a) On the floor
(b) In the chair
(c) On the couch
(d) In the bathtub

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the blind man regarding the strength of the marijuana they are smoking?

2. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s facial hair?

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

4. The narrator says that after the death of the blind man’s wife, he was left with half of what kind of coin?

5. What are the supports called on a cathedral that are built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts?

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