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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What slang term does the blind man use at the end of the story to mean “to lie”?
(a) Fib
(b) Fudge
(c) Evasion
(d) Slander

2. The man that the narrator’s wife was going to marry when she worked for the blind man was in what kind of school?
(a) Electrician school
(b) Officers’ training school
(c) Truck driving school
(d) Construction school

3. “Cathedral” is a short story that is driven by what literary element?
(a) Setting
(b) Character
(c) Irony
(d) Plot

4. What does the narrator say about his and his wife’s sleeping patterns in the story?
(a) We always go to bed at the same time
(b) I am always the first to bed
(c) She is always the first to bed
(d) My wife and I hardly ever went to bed at the same time

5. Where is Moody A.F.B. located?
(a) California
(b) New Jersey
(c) Georgia
(d) Kansas

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was “Cathedral” chosen to appear in The Best American Short Stories?

2. When the narrator’s wife first contacted the blind man after working for him, she called him from what facility?

3. What does the narrator describe as “little statues carved to look like monsters”?

4. Where does the narrator spread out the pen and paper when he returns with it in the story?

5. Travis A.F.B. is described as being near what city in the short story?

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