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The Cure Trivia Quiz

'The Cure' is a very touching movie about friendship of two boys.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lanire. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Lanire

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
286

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What condition does Dexter have? Hint

Leukemia

Diabetes

Melanoma

AIDS

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Question 2 of 10

2. Does Erik's mother allow Erik to play with Dexter?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. What actor portrays Dexter? Hint

Brad Renfro

Andrew Broder

Aeryk Egan

Joseph Mazzello

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the first thing that Erik tries to cure Dexter with? Hint

Plants

Aspirin

Bread

Candy

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Question 5 of 10

5. After Erik tries out the first type of cure he cannot see Dexter for two days because Dexter is grounded.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does Erik record the cures that he tries on Dexter? Hint

on a writing board

on margins of a book

in a notebook

on his wall paper

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where do the boys decide to travel to get a cure for Dexter? Hint

Miami

Los Angeles

New Orleans

San Francisco

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Erik give to Dexter when Dexter admits that he is sometimes afraid of the dark? Hint

a shoe

a stone

a candle

a toy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Do Erik and Dexter get to their point of destination?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Does Dexter die at the end of the movie?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What condition does Dexter have?

Answer: AIDS

Dexter is only 11 years old and lives alone with his mother when he meets Erik.

2. Does Erik's mother allow Erik to play with Dexter?

Answer: No

Erik's mother is a very narrow-minded and bigoted. She thinks her son can get AIDS from the boy and forbids him to see Dexter. However, she is also a really bad parent and absent all day, so Erik has lots of chances to meet with Dexter.

3. What actor portrays Dexter?

Answer: Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello also starred in 'Jurassic Park'. Brad Renfro plays the role of Erik.

4. What is the first thing that Erik tries to cure Dexter with?

Answer: Candy

They buy many types of candy and try to experiment by eating different combinations of them. Of course it doesn't work and Dexter just becomes sick at the end of the day from all the candy he ate.

5. After Erik tries out the first type of cure he cannot see Dexter for two days because Dexter is grounded.

Answer: False

Annabella Sciorra, who plays Dexter's mother grounds Dexter at first, but when Erik comes she softens and lets Dexter play with Erik.

6. Where does Erik record the cures that he tries on Dexter?

Answer: in a notebook

Erik keeps a small notebook where he glues in the herbs that Dexter tries and then Dexter's temperature after trying the herb. Eventually, he gives Dexter a poisonous herb, so when Dexter comes back from the hospital they stop trying to cure using the plants.

7. Where do the boys decide to travel to get a cure for Dexter?

Answer: New Orleans

At first they go on a raft, but then they realize that it is too slow and buy themselves a passage on a boat.

8. What does Erik give to Dexter when Dexter admits that he is sometimes afraid of the dark?

Answer: a shoe

Dexter is afraid of the dark because sometimes when it's dark he thinks that he might be many light years away from home, so Erik gives him a shoe so that Dexter would always remember when he wakes up that Erik is somewhere close by.

9. Do Erik and Dexter get to their point of destination?

Answer: No

Dexter becomes really sick on the trip, so Erik calles home to Dexter's mother and then comes back on the bus.

10. Does Dexter die at the end of the movie?

Answer: Yes

They try to play a prank at the hospital where Dexter pretends to be dead and Erik calles someone, but when a doctor comes he sees that Dexter is really dead.

Source: Author Lanire

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