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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the blind man smokes his second hit of marijuana, the narrator says, “It was like he’d been doing this since he was” how old?
(a) Nine years old
(b) Five years old
(c) Sixteen years old
(d) Twelve years old

2. What does the narrator’s wife say she is going to do upstairs as she exits, leaving the narrator and the blind man alone after dinner?
(a) Call a friend on the telephone
(b) Change into her robe
(c) Read a book
(d) Take a bath

3. Where does the narrator’s wife go to pick up her blind friend who comes to visit?
(a) The train station
(b) The bus station
(c) A museum
(d) The airport

4. Where does the narrator go to find a pen and paper when the blind man suggests it at night?
(a) To the bathroom
(b) Upstairs
(c) To the basement
(d) To the nursery

5. What does the blind man instruct the narrator to do after he’s almost completed the drawing of the cathedral?
(a) To open his mind
(b) To close his mouth
(c) To close his eyes
(d) To say a prayer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator’s wife fall asleep after overdosing on pills while at Travis A.F.B.?

3. Where does the narrator spread out the pen and paper when he returns with it in the story?

4. According to the narrator’s wife, how many people were in attendance at the blind man’s wedding?

5. How old does the narrator describe the blind man as being?

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