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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator feels pity for the blind man when he considers that he lived with and loved his wife without ever having what?
(a) Listened to her
(b) Understood her
(c) Seen her
(d) Touched her

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

3. How does the narrator describe the physicality of the blind man after his arrival?
(a) Muscle-bound
(b) Toned
(c) Heavy-set
(d) Frail

4. What novelist was Raymond Carver’s mentor and teacher?
(a) Horace Greeley
(b) John Gardner
(c) Margaret Fuller
(d) Henry David Thoreau

5. How long ago does the narrator say his wife offered to let him listen to a tape from the blind man in the beginning of the story?
(a) 1 year ago
(b) 6 months ago
(c) 2 months ago
(d) 3 years ago

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator’s wife say she shouldn’t be smoking this when she is passed the joint in the story?

2. Where was Raymond Carver born?

3. What is another word for “arc-boutant” used in the story?

4. What word from the story means large and heavy-looking?

5. What kind of pie does the narrator’s wife serve at dinner?

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