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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the blind man staying with the narrator and his wife in the story?
(a) 6 nights
(b) 1 night
(c) 10 nights
(d) 3 nights

2. Along what river does the narrator describe the train going on the route from his home to New York?
(a) The Green River
(b) The Niagara River
(c) The Hudson River
(d) The Snake River

3. What does the blind man take from his back pocket as he and the narrator are talking and watching television late at night?
(a) A handkerchief
(b) A bag
(c) A wallet
(d) A book

4. What tool does the narrator note the blind man does not use after his arrival?
(a) Braille
(b) A backhoe
(c) A cane
(d) A wheelchair

5. In what city did the blind man’s wife die?
(a) Springfield
(b) Seattle
(c) San Antonio
(d) Sacramento

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator feel about the blind man’s visit in the beginning of the story?

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

4. What are the first words that the blind man says to the narrator when he arrives?

5. What did the narrator’s wife’s first husband do when he found her after her overdose?

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