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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator’s wife wash down all the pills from the medicine cabinet with while she was at Travis A.F.B.?
(a) A glass of orange juice
(b) A shot of whiskey
(c) A bottle of gin
(d) A carton of milk

2. In what periodical did “Cathedral” first appear?
(a) Harper's Magazine
(b) The Atlantic Monthly
(c) The Pastel Journal
(d) Readers Digest

3. What is the name of the blind man’s wife who recently passed away in the story?
(a) Christine
(b) Melissa
(c) Maria
(d) Beulah

4. The blind man tells the narrator when he arrives that he hadn’t been on a train in almost how long?
(a) 10 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 40 years

5. What do the narrator and his wife drink when they sit down to talk with the blind man after he’s arrived?
(a) Absinthe
(b) Brandy
(c) Scotch
(d) Tequila

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say he felt about their old sofa (that they replaced) when the blind man arrives?

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

3. What kind of pie does the narrator’s wife serve at dinner?

4. By what familyar nickname does the blind man call the narrator?

5. Where is McGuire A.F.B. located?

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