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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of his knowledge of cathedrals, the blind man says that he knows from the television show that they took about how many years to build?
(a) 40-60
(b) 150-200
(c) 50-100
(d) 20-30

2. The narrator asks the blind man while they watch TV if he knows the difference between a cathedral and what?
(a) An Islamic mosque
(b) A Baptist church
(c) A Catholic church
(d) A Jewish synagogue

3. When the television show about the Church pans across the countryside, the narrator describes men walking behind what?
(a) Sheep
(b) Oxen
(c) Chickens
(d) Pigs

4. What are the central motifs in “Cathedral”?
(a) Strawberries and fruit
(b) Blood and music
(c) Marriage and weddings
(d) Vision and blindness

5. What is the name of the blind man’s wife who recently passed away in the story?
(a) Melissa
(b) Christine
(c) Maria
(d) Beulah

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the windows he draws on the cathedral in the story?

3. According to the narrator’s wife’s story, how did the blind man meet his wife?

4. According to the narrator, the train ride from the blind man’s in-laws’ home to the narrator’s home takes how long?

5. What do the narrator and his wife drink when they sit down to talk with the blind man after he’s arrived?

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