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

2. Where does the narrator’s wife go to pick up her blind friend who comes to visit?
(a) The train station
(b) The airport
(c) A museum
(d) The bus station

3. What kind of paper does the blind man ask the narrator to go get when they are talking late at night?
(a) Wax paper
(b) Heavy paper
(c) Typewriter paper
(d) Tissue paper

4. What is the narrator’s prayer before dinner in the story?
(a) Pray for Robert’s wife
(b) Pray the bills are paid and we wake up tomorrow
(c) Pray the phone won’t ring and the food doesn’t get cold
(d) Pray for good weather and sound sleep

5. How does the narrator say he felt about their old sofa (that they replaced) when the blind man arrives?
(a) I found it so uncomfortable
(b) I’d liked that old sofa
(c) I still remember the day I bought it
(d) I hated that crummy sofa

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is McConnell A.F.B. located?

2. Where in the narrative does the rising action begin?

3. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s attire when he arrives?

4. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s shoulders after his arrival?

5. Where does the narrator go to find a pen and paper when the blind man suggests it at night?

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