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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Raymond Carver’s first published book of poems?
(a) Among the Redwoods
(b) Surrounding Mountains
(c) Near Klamath
(d) Along the beach

2. What does the blind man ask the narrator after giving prefacing it with, “Hey, listen. I hope you don’t mind my asking you. Can I ask you something? Let me ask you a simple question, yes or no”?
(a) He asks if the narrator is a dog lover
(b) He asks if the narrator is a sports fan
(c) He asks if the narrator is religious
(d) He asks if the narrator is true to his wife

3. What does the protagonist in “Cathedral” gain by the end of the story?
(a) Anger and resentment
(b) Political favor
(c) Empathy and understanding
(d) Money and security

4. According to the narrator’s wife’s story, how did the blind man meet his wife?
(a) She worked for him
(b) She would see him at the library
(c) She sat next to him on a bus
(d) She volunteered at her church

5. Where was Raymond Carver born?
(a) Mountain Home, Idaho
(b) Yakima, Washington
(c) Clatskanie, Oregon
(d) Jackson, Wyoming

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator’s wife go to pick up her blind friend who comes to visit?

2. The narrator surmises of the blind man’s wife that she could wear what color eye-shadow around one eye and it wouldn’t make a difference?

3. What happens to the television show as the narrator works on his drawing of a cathedral in the story?

4. What is the first thing the narrator says he draws in his attempt to recreate a cathedral for the blind man?

5. How long is the blind man staying with the narrator and his wife in the story?

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