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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vegetable does the narrator’s wife throw when she has an argument with the narrator in the beginning of the story?
(a) A potato
(b) A pepper
(c) A cucumber
(d) A carrot

2. What does the narrator do when the blind man says after the drawing is complete, “Take a look. What do you think?”
(a) He looks at the drawing
(b) He calls for his wife
(c) He keeps his eyes closed
(d) He begins to weep

3. According to the narrator’s wife, how many people were in attendance at the blind man’s wedding?
(a) 17
(b) 2
(c) 25
(d) 4

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

5. How does the narrator say he felt about their old sofa (that they replaced) when the blind man arrives?
(a) I hated that crummy sofa
(b) I’d liked that old sofa
(c) I found it so uncomfortable
(d) I still remember the day I bought it

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the narrator’s response when the blind man asks if he likes his work?

3. What question does the blind man ask the narrator as the narrator begins drawing the cathedral in the story?

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

5. Where is the blind man going to visit his dead wife’s relatives in the beginning of the story?

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