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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of “Cathedral”?
(a) The narrator
(b) The narrator’s wife
(c) Robert
(d) Barry Fitzgerald

2. How long ago does the narrator’s wife say she and her husband bought their sofa?
(a) 2 weeks ago
(b) 3 years ago
(c) 6 weeks ago
(d) 4 days ago

3. What are in the bottom of the shopping bag that the narrator gathers for the blind man at night?
(a) Marshmallows
(b) Onion skins
(c) Coupons
(d) Coffee beans

4. For how many years were the blind man and his wife married before her health went rapidly in decline?
(a) 13
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 3

5. In what year was the anthology entitled Cathedral published?
(a) 1947
(b) 1962
(c) 1983
(d) 1974

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the narrator and his wife drink when they sit down to talk with the blind man after he’s arrived?

3. For what literary genre is author Raymond Carver most well known?

4. What does the narrator say his wife writes one or two of every year?

5. What Irish actor does the blind man quote in saying “When I drink water, I drink water. When I drink whiskey, I drink whiskey”?

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