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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator finds a pen for the blind man where in his house?
(a) On the kitchen counter
(b) In his desk drawer
(c) In the garage
(d) In a basket on his wife’s table

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

3. What are the first words that the blind man says to the narrator when he arrives?
(a) So you’re the husband
(b) I can’t wait to get to know you
(c) I feel like we’ve already met
(d) I believe we have a lot in common

4. According to the narrator, the train ride from the blind man’s in-laws’ home to the narrator’s home takes how long?
(a) 9 hours
(b) 12 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 5 hours

5. When was Raymond Carver’s short story collection Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? Published?
(a) 1980
(b) 1969
(c) 1985
(d) 1976

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator asks the blind man while they watch TV if he knows the difference between a cathedral and what?

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 does the narrator describe as “little statues carved to look like monsters”?

4. The narrator says in the beginning of the story that the last time his wife saw the blind man was how many years ago?

5. The narrator says in the beginning of the story, “My idea of blindness came from” what?

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