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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) Robert
(b) The narrator
(c) Barry Fitzgerald
(d) The narrator’s wife

2. Where in Portugal does the television show feature a cathedral?
(a) Pombal
(b) Mira
(c) Lisbon
(d) Coimbra

3. What happens to the television show as the narrator works on his drawing of a cathedral in the story?
(a) It gets louder
(b) It plays on mute
(c) It goes off the air
(d) It transitions to the desert

4. What slang term does the blind man use at the end of the story to mean “to lie”?
(a) Fib
(b) Slander
(c) Fudge
(d) Evasion

5. The narrator’s wife tells him early in the story, “if you had a friend, any friend, and the friend came to visit, I’d” what?
(a) Make him feel comfortable
(b) Get along with him
(c) Tell him some stories
(d) Pretend to like him

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator surmises of the blind man’s wife that she could wear what in her nostril and it wouldn’t make a difference?

2. The narrator says in the beginning of the story that the last time his wife saw the blind man was how many years ago?

3. As the narrator continues his drawing of the cathedral, he comments near the end of the story, “His fingers rode my fingers as my hand went over the paper. It was like” what?

4. What is the narrator’s response when his wife asks as she comes downstairs, “What do I smell?”

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

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