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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was “Cathedral” chosen to appear in The Best American Short Stories?
(a) 1975
(b) 1982
(c) 1991
(d) 1987

2. When the narrator’s wife first contacted the blind man after working for him, she called him from what state?
(a) Missouri
(b) Indiana
(c) Tennessee
(d) Alabama

3. What is playing on the television as the narrator’s wife exits upstairs in the story?
(a) Entertainment news
(b) The weather report
(c) A late-night comedy show
(d) A game show

4. What does the narrator see his wife doing as she parks the car when she returns with the blind man?
(a) Screaming
(b) Crying
(c) Laughing
(d) Holding his hand

5. What does the blind man do as the narrator attempts to explain cathedrals to him?
(a) He runs his fingers through his beard
(b) He taps on the table repeatedly
(c) He snaps his fingers rhythmically
(d) He hums a tune softly

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator’s wife say she is going to do upstairs as she exits, leaving the narrator and the blind man alone after dinner?

2. What was the narrator’s response when the blind man asks if he likes his work?

3. The narrator says of the blind man’s employment that most recently he and his wife had had what kind of distributorship?

4. Where does the blind man put his hand as the narrator begins to draw in the story?

5. What does the narrator admit he does not believe in when discussing matters with the blind man late at night in the story?

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