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

2. Where did Raymond Carver earn his Bachelor of Arts degree?
(a) Evergreen State University
(b) University of Nevada, Reno
(c) Humboldt State College
(d) Oregon State University

3. What are the central motifs in “Cathedral”?
(a) Marriage and weddings
(b) Blood and music
(c) Strawberries and fruit
(d) Vision and blindness

4. How does the narrator say he felt about their old sofa (that they replaced) when the blind man arrives?
(a) I found it so uncomfortable
(b) I’d liked that old sofa
(c) I hated that crummy sofa
(d) I still remember the day I bought it

5. According to the narrator, the train ride from the blind man’s in-laws’ home to the narrator’s home takes how long?
(a) 5 hours
(b) 12 hours
(c) 2 hours
(d) 9 hours

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe as “little statues carved to look like monsters”?

2. Where does the narrator go to find a pen and paper when the blind man suggests it at night?

3. How long is the blind man staying with the narrator and his wife in the story?

4. How long ago does the narrator’s wife say she and her husband bought their sofa?

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

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