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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vegetable does the narrator’s wife throw when she has an argument with the narrator in the beginning of the story?
(a) A carrot
(b) A cucumber
(c) A potato
(d) A pepper

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

3. Along what river does the narrator describe the train going on the route from his home to New York?
(a) The Green River
(b) The Niagara River
(c) The Hudson River
(d) The Snake River

4. What word from the story refers to a hooded garment worn by monks?
(a) Mukluk
(b) Kimono
(c) Anorak
(d) Cowl

5. What happens to the television show as the narrator works on his drawing of a cathedral in the story?
(a) It goes off the air
(b) It plays on mute
(c) It gets louder
(d) It transitions to the desert

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give as a response to the narrator’s question of whether he was going to stay with his work?

2. How does the narrator feel about the blind man’s visit in the beginning of the story?

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. What was the last part of the blind man’s tape that the narrator heard when his wife played it for him?

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