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

2. The narrator tells the blind man that sometimes cathedrals have “devils and such carved into the front. Sometimes” what?
(a) Peasants and thieves
(b) Kings and bishops
(c) Lords and ladies
(d) Plants and animals

3. How many short stories are included in the anthology Cathedral?
(a) 12
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 4

4. What does the blind man do as the narrator attempts to explain cathedrals to him?
(a) He hums a tune softly
(b) He snaps his fingers rhythmically
(c) He runs his fingers through his beard
(d) He taps on the table repeatedly

5. What did the narrator’s wife’s first husband do when he found her after her overdose?
(a) He started to cry
(b) He kicked the door
(c) He said a prayer
(d) He called an ambulance

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the central motifs in “Cathedral”?

2. The narrator describes his legs as feeling as though he’s just done what when he gets up to look for a pen and paper?

3. At what point in the story does the protagonist reach his major epiphany?

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

5. What do the narrator and his wife offer the blind man as they smoke marijuana in the story?

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