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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator’s wife tells him early in the story, “if you had a friend, any friend, and the friend came to visit, I’d” what?
(a) Make him feel comfortable
(b) Get along with him
(c) Tell him some stories
(d) Pretend to like him

2. Of the blind man’s eyes, the narrator says there’s too much white where?
(a) In the cornea
(b) In the pupil
(c) In the retina
(d) In the iris

3. At the end of the story, the narrator says, “I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn’t feel like I was” what?
(a) Physically there
(b) In my right mind
(c) Inside anything
(d) Imagining anything

4. What does the narrator tell the blind man regarding the strength of the marijuana they are smoking?
(a) That it is about average
(b) That it is mild
(c) It is extremely weak
(d) It is the best he’s ever smoked

5. Where in Portugal does the television show feature a cathedral?
(a) Pombal
(b) Lisbon
(c) Mira
(d) Coimbra

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. How is the narrator’s viewpoint of blind people characterized in the beginning of the story?

3. Of the religious pageant on the television show, the narrator says it takes place yearly where?

4. Where does the blind man live?

5. What were the literary formats that Raymond Carver’s career was dedicated to?

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