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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 feel like we’ve already met
(c) I believe we have a lot in common
(d) I can’t wait to get to know you

2. The narrator surmises of the blind man’s wife that she could wear what in her nostril and it wouldn’t make a difference?
(a) A handkerchief
(b) An earring
(c) A pencil
(d) A straight pin

3. When the narrator’s wife first contacted the blind man after working for him, she called him from what state?
(a) Missouri
(b) Alabama
(c) Tennessee
(d) Indiana

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are in the bottom of the shopping bag that the narrator gathers for the blind man at night?

2. What does the blind man say “never ends” in the story?

3. How many joints does the narrator roll for him and the blind man while his wife is upstairs?

4. How long does the narrator say he’s been in his current position (of employment) when asked by the blind man?

5. The narrator tells the blind man that sometimes cathedrals have “devils and such carved into the front. Sometimes” what?

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