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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many short stories are included in the anthology Cathedral?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 12
(d) 4

2. How long does the narrator say he’s been in his current position (of employment) when asked by the blind man?
(a) 3 years
(b) 8 months
(c) 2 years
(d) 1 year

3. What does the narrator say his wife writes one or two of every year?
(a) Poems
(b) Novels
(c) Short stories
(d) Essays

4. What is another word for “arc-boutant” used in the story?
(a) Crown
(b) Viaduct
(c) Flying buttress
(d) Spire

5. What happens to the television show as the narrator works on his drawing of a cathedral in the story?
(a) It gets louder
(b) It plays on mute
(c) It transitions to the desert
(d) It goes off the air

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of paper does the blind man ask the narrator to go get when they are talking late at night?

2. What central theme unites the main characters in “Cathedral”?

3. In what periodical did “Cathedral” first appear?

4. What drink does the blind man ask for when the narrator offers him one after his arrival?

5. What does the blind man remark about the narrator’s television set, saying, “Don’t ask me how, but I can tell”?

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