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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, the narrator says, “I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn’t feel like I was” what?
(a) Inside anything
(b) Physically there
(c) Imagining anything
(d) In my right mind

2. On the television show about the Church, the narrator describes a famous cathedral shown in what city?
(a) Zurich
(b) Paris
(c) Berlin
(d) Warsaw

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

4. After hearing her name, the narrator asks his wife what question?
(a) Was his wife a Negro?
(b) Was his wife southern?
(c) Was his wife a Yankee?
(d) Was his wife Canadian?

5. From what narrative perspective is the story of “Cathedral” relayed?
(a) Second-person omniscient point of view
(b) First-person limited point of view
(c) Third-person omniscient point of view
(d) Third-person limited point of view

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Raymond Carver born?

3. What is the narrator’s prayer before dinner in the story?

4. What is the narrator’s final comment to the blind man in the story?

5. What does the protagonist in “Cathedral” gain by the end of the story?

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