The Faith Cure Man Quiz

What does the doctor say about Lucy?

• That she could not live

• That she needed expensive medicine

• That she needed fresh air and room to run

• That God would save her if Martha had faith

What type of writing is featured in this story?

• Dialect

• Fancy

• Nonsensical

• Proper

Martha did not believe the doctor's diagnosis.

• True

• False

Which of the following are not examples of miracles that the faith cure man is said to have performed? (Choose more than one answer.)

• People who came to him on crutches walked away fine.

• People who were bedridden had risen to bless him.

• People who were dead had been brought back to life.

• People who had cancer had been healed.

How did Martha react to her daughter's condition?

• She laments that her daughter is dying.

• She rejoices that her daughter can be saved.

• She denies that her daughter is dying.

• She threatens God not to let her daughter die.

How does Martha view the doctor?

• She does not turst him or his medicine.

• She admires him and his hard work to save her daughter.

• She hates him because she blames him for her daughter's demise.

• She is confused by his intelligence.

When Martha meets the faith-cure man...

• she is convinced that he is a fraud.

• she is skeptical but hopeful of his abilities.

• she trusts that he will make her daughter's last few days peaceful.

• she pours all of her hope and belief into him.

How does Martha proceed after meeting the faith-cure man?

• She follow all of his instructions and grows angry when they do not appear to work.

• She follows all of his instructions and convinces herself they are working.

• With no other available options, she follows his instructions despite knowing that they will not work.

• She messes up following his instructions and fails to cure her daughter.

Which statement best characterizes how the faith-cure man interacts with Lucy?

• He provides her with powerful medicine that the doctor would not give her.

• He cures her with his prayers and belief in God.

• He eases her pain with his comforting prayers.

• He performs several phony treatments that do not affect her.

What does the faith-curist do on his second visit?

• He regretfully informs Martha that there's nothing more he can do for her daughter.

• He recites prayers in another language and impresses Martha with his knowledge.

• He rubs a salve on her head and instructs Martha to keep Lucy warm.

• He wraps her hands and feet in moistened brown paper.