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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the blind man asks the narrator to describe a cathedral to him, what is the first thing the narrator says?
(a) They have a very broad foundation
(b) You can’t look at one without seeing the arches
(c) To begin with, they’re very tall
(d) The first things you notice are the intricate details

2. At what point in the story does the protagonist reach his major epiphany?
(a) When his wife arrives home
(b) When he turns on the TV
(c) When he closes his eyes
(d) After dinner

3. What is the narrator’s final comment to the blind man in the story?
(a) It’s really something
(b) I would have never believed it
(c) I never could have imagined
(d) You are great

4. What does the narrator say about his and his wife’s sleeping patterns in the story?
(a) She is always the first to bed
(b) We always go to bed at the same time
(c) My wife and I hardly ever went to bed at the same time
(d) I am always the first to bed

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The blind man tells the narrator as he continues his drawing of the cathedral, “You got it, bub. I can tell. You didn’t think you could. But you can, can’t you? You’re cooking with” what?

4. For what literary genre is author Raymond Carver most well known?

5. According to the narrator’s wife’s story, how did the blind man meet his wife?

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