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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. “Cathedral” is a short story that is driven by what literary element?
(a) Character
(b) Irony
(c) Plot
(d) Setting

2. How does the narrator instruct the blind man to smoke the marijuana in the story?
(a) Hold it as long as you can
(b) Inhale slowly
(c) Don’t take too much
(d) Don’t punish yourself

3. What beverage does the blind man drink with his dinner in the story?
(a) Milk
(b) Tea
(c) Water
(d) Coffee

4. What does the narrator see his wife doing as she parks the car when she returns with the blind man?
(a) Holding his hand
(b) Screaming
(c) Crying
(d) Laughing

5. How old does the narrator describe the blind man as being?
(a) In his late thirties
(b) In his early twenties
(c) In his late forties
(d) In his early fifties

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe to the blind man as the things that are tormenting the monks on the television show?

2. What word from the story refers to a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or roof-like construction upon a tower?

3. The narrator says of the blind man’s employment that most recently he and his wife had had what kind of distributorship?

4. How does the narrator’s wife look at him when he turns on the television during the talk with the blind man after dinner?

5. What tool does the narrator note the blind man does not use after his arrival?

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