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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe as “little statues carved to look like monsters”?
(a) Trolls
(b) Phantoms
(c) Gargoyles
(d) Vampires

2. What word from the story means large and heavy-looking?
(a) Derivative
(b) Massive
(c) Diminutive
(d) Incremental

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

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

5. Where is Travis A.F.B. located?
(a) New Jersey
(b) Georgia
(c) California
(d) Kansas

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Raymond Carver earn his Bachelor of Arts degree?

2. How long is the blind man staying with the narrator and his wife in the story?

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

4. How is the narrator’s viewpoint of blind people characterized in the beginning of the story?

5. The narrator describes his legs as feeling as though he’s just done what when he gets up to look for a pen and paper?

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