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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What central theme unites the main characters in “Cathedral”?
(a) Alienation
(b) Lust
(c) Maternal love
(d) Overreaching ambition

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

4. What word from the story refers to a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or roof-like construction upon a tower?
(a) Mesa
(b) Dome
(c) Spire
(d) Bluff

5. Where did the narrator’s wife fall asleep after overdosing on pills while at Travis A.F.B.?
(a) In the garage
(b) In the basement
(c) On the patio
(d) In the bathtub

Short Answer Questions

1. In his attempt to describe cathedrals, the narrator tells the blind man that they are built out of stone and sometimes out of what?

2. What kind of meat does the narrator’s wife serve for dinner in the story?

3. What instruction does the blind man give to the narrator as he draws the cathedral in the story?

4. Where is Travis A.F.B. located?

5. What vegetable does the narrator’s wife throw when she has an argument with the narrator in the beginning of the story?

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