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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 say about his and his wife’s sleeping patterns in the story?
(a) We always go to bed at the same time
(b) I am always the first to bed
(c) She is always the first to bed
(d) My wife and I hardly ever went to bed at the same time

2. In what city did the blind man’s wife die?
(a) Seattle
(b) Springfield
(c) San Antonio
(d) Sacramento

3. What does the blind man take from the backseat of the car when he and the narrator’s wife arrive at the narrator’s home?
(a) A suitcase
(b) A book
(c) A jacket
(d) A hat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first words that the blind man says to the narrator when he arrives?

2. In his attempt to describe cathedrals, the narrator tells the blind man that they are built out of stone and sometimes out of what?

3. What does the narrator admit he does not believe in when discussing matters with the blind man late at night in the story?

4. On the television show about the Church, the narrator describes a famous cathedral shown in what city?

5. What does the narrator say causes him problems sleeping?

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