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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator’s wife wash down all the pills from the medicine cabinet with while she was at Travis A.F.B.?
(a) A shot of whiskey
(b) A glass of orange juice
(c) A carton of milk
(d) A bottle of gin

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 true to his wife
(b) He asks if the narrator is religious
(c) He asks if the narrator is a sports fan
(d) He asks if the narrator is a dog lover

3. How many joints does the narrator roll for him and the blind man while his wife is upstairs?
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 2

4. What were the literary formats that Raymond Carver’s career was dedicated to?
(a) Short stories and poetry
(b) Essays and memoirs
(c) Novels and biographies
(d) Nonfiction histories and short stories

5. From what narrative perspective is the story of “Cathedral” relayed?
(a) First-person limited point of view
(b) Third-person omniscient point of view
(c) Second-person omniscient point of view
(d) Third-person limited point of view

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the blind man going to visit his dead wife’s relatives in the beginning of the story?

2. When the narrator’s wife first contacted the blind man after working for him, she called him from what facility?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the blind man’s shoulders after his arrival?

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

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