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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe to the blind man as the things that are tormenting the monks on the television show?
(a) Skeletons
(b) Ghosts
(c) Tigers
(d) Bears

2. The narrator says of the blind man’s employment that most recently he and his wife had had what kind of distributorship?
(a) Electronics
(b) Amway
(c) Safeway
(d) Automobile

3. Why does the narrator’s wife say she shouldn’t be smoking this when she is passed the joint in the story?
(a) It is the devil’s weed
(b) I could get drug tested
(c) It makes me too talkative
(d) I can barely keep my eyes open as it is

4. What does the narrator suggest to his wife he could do when the blind man comes to visit, causing her exasperation?
(a) He could invite him to the opera
(b) He could take him to church
(c) He could take him bowling
(d) He could take him to a ballgame

5. Where does the narrator go to find a pen and paper when the blind man suggests it at night?
(a) To the basement
(b) Upstairs
(c) To the bathroom
(d) To the nursery

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when the blind man says after the drawing is complete, “Take a look. What do you think?”

2. The narrator says that his wife first contacted the blind man after how much time had passed since she’d worked for him?

3. How does the narrator instruct the blind man to smoke the marijuana in the story?

4. The narrator says of the “officer-to-be” that he’d been his wife’s what?

5. From what narrative perspective is the story of “Cathedral” relayed?

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