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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in the beginning of the story that the last time his wife saw the blind man was how many years ago?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 4
(d) 2

2. What does the narrator do when the blind man says after the drawing is complete, “Take a look. What do you think?”
(a) He looks at the drawing
(b) He keeps his eyes closed
(c) He calls for his wife
(d) He begins to weep

3. How did the narrator’s wife maintain contact with the blind man since they last saw one another in person?
(a) They wrote emails to each other
(b) They wrote letters to each other
(c) They mailed tapes to each other
(d) They communicated by fax machine

4. What word from the story refers to a bridge for carrying a road or railway across a valley, consisting of a set of arches supported by a row of piers or towers?
(a) Tunnel
(b) Viaduct
(c) Well
(d) Delta

5. What slang term does the blind man use at the end of the story to mean “to lie”?
(a) Evasion
(b) Fudge
(c) Slander
(d) Fib

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the religious pageant on the television show, the narrator says it takes place yearly where?

2. Where was Raymond Carver born?

3. Along what river does the narrator describe the train going on the route from his home to New York?

4. The narrator says that after the death of the blind man’s wife, he was left with half of what kind of coin?

5. What does the blind man instruct the narrator to do after he’s almost completed the drawing of the cathedral?

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