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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

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

3. What does the narrator’s wife say she is going to do upstairs as she exits, leaving the narrator and the blind man alone after dinner?
(a) Change into her robe
(b) Read a book
(c) Call a friend on the telephone
(d) Take a bath

4. The narrator says of the blind man’s employment that most recently he and his wife had had what kind of distributorship?
(a) Automobile
(b) Safeway
(c) Amway
(d) Electronics

5. In what year was “Cathedral” chosen to appear in The Best American Short Stories?
(a) 1982
(b) 1987
(c) 1991
(d) 1975

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator’s wife fall asleep after overdosing on pills while at Travis A.F.B.?

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

3. Where was Raymond Carver born?

4. When does the narrator say his wife was to marry her fiancé when she worked for the blind man?

5. After showing a cathedral in Portugal, the television show next travels to show a cathedral where?

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