Raymond Carver's "Cathedral"
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| How did the Narrator's wife meet Robert (the blind man)? | Worked for him previously "read to the blind"
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| Before she left his employment, Robert asked the wife if he could do what? | Feel her face.
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| How did the wife and the blind man keep in contact through the years? | Sending audio tapes back and forth.
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| The wife very often wrote what when significant events happened in her life? | Poems
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| What is the narrator's wife's name? | Never named
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| The wife's first husband was an officer who moved around often, what dramatic event did this cause the wife to do? | Attempt suicide
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| Why was the blind man visiting the wife? | The blind man's wife had just passed away.
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| Upon hearing the name "Beulah" - what did the narrator infer? | She was black
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| What did Robert leave in the coffin with his wife? | Half a peso
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| After dinner the characters smoked cannabis, had Robert ever smoked before? | No
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| Why did the narrator think Beulah's life was pitiful being married to Robert? | Couldn't receive a compliment from her husband
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| Why did the wife stop participating in the conversation that evening? | Fell asleep on the couch
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| After their discussion on Cathedrals and God, what did the blind man request of the narrator? | Thick paper and a pen
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| What name does the Robert call the Narrator? | Bub
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| What name does Robert call the wife? | My Dear
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| How many TV's does the blind man have? | Three
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