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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator tell the blind man the show about cathedrals has traveled to, where there are “paintings on the walls of this one church”?
(a) Finland
(b) Romania
(c) Italy
(d) Denmark

2. Where is Moody A.F.B. located?
(a) Kansas
(b) Georgia
(c) California
(d) New Jersey

3. When the blind man asks the narrator to describe a cathedral to him, what is the first thing the narrator says?
(a) They have a very broad foundation
(b) You can’t look at one without seeing the arches
(c) The first things you notice are the intricate details
(d) To begin with, they’re very tall

4. Where was Raymond Carver born?
(a) Clatskanie, Oregon
(b) Mountain Home, Idaho
(c) Yakima, Washington
(d) Jackson, Wyoming

5. What did the narrator’s wife wash down all the pills from the medicine cabinet with while she was at Travis A.F.B.?
(a) A bottle of gin
(b) A glass of orange juice
(c) A carton of milk
(d) A shot of whiskey

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that his wife first contacted the blind man after how much time had passed since she’d worked for him?

2. How many short stories are included in the anthology Cathedral?

3. How does the narrator instruct the blind man to smoke the marijuana in the story?

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

5. Of the blind man’s eyes, the narrator says there’s too much white where?

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