Faith Cure Man

How does Martha Benson 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 trust 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 the doctor would not give her.

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

• He eases her pain with his comforting prayers.

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

How does Martha view God at the end of the story?

• After Lucy dies, Martha prays deeply to God to ease her suffering.

• After Lucy dies, Martha’s faith in God is shaken and uncertain.

• After Lucy dies without pain, Martha’s faith in God is strengthened.

• When Lucy lives, Martha recommits herself to God.