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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Benedetto tell Padre Pio in Chapter 5 to help with his fears?
(a) To suffer more.
(b) To write about it.
(c) To read the Bible.
(d) To pray with others.

2. In Chapter 6, what did Padre Pio know about Padre Agostino's prayer for him?
(a) That he skipped the rosary.
(b) That he was considering what he would say at his funeral.
(c) That he was thinking of a woman.
(d) That he did it in English.

3. In Chapter 3, what was the purpose of the novitiate?
(a) To entertain.
(b) To sedate.
(c) To educate.
(d) To frighten.

4. During Padre Pio's childhood, how did his family make money?
(a) They ran a farm.
(b) They sewed quilts.
(c) They worked for the government.
(d) They were traders.

5. In Chapter 6, how did Benedetto feel when Padre Pio resisted returning to the friary?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was confused.
(c) He agreed.
(d) He was sad.

6. In Chapter 4, what did Padre Pio's visions inspire him to do?
(a) Write.
(b) Travel.
(c) Read.
(d) Paint.

7. Who was healed at St. Pellegrino the Martyr when Padre Pio visited?
(a) His mother.
(b) A child.
(c) A black man.
(d) An elderly woman.

8. Even though Padre Pio showed religious enthusiasm as a child, what did his neighbors say in Chapter 2?
(a) That he sometimes stole.
(b) That he defaced a Bible.
(c) That he rarely attended church.
(d) That he never prayed in front of them.

9. In Chapter 8, what did the author say the first stage of mystical experiences is?
(a) Spiritual marriage.
(b) Illumination.
(c) Awakening of the self.
(d) Purification of the self.

10. In Chapter 1, how did Padre Pio's parents feel about the saints?
(a) They felt like they were secondary characters.
(b) They felt like they were family.
(c) They felt like they didn't exist.
(d) They felt like they were gods.

11. How did Raffaelina's death affect Padre Pio?
(a) He wanted to return to exile.
(b) He wanted to start a new ministry.
(c) He wanted to change religions.
(d) He wanted to die also.

12. Why did Padre Pio question becoming a full member of Capuchin Order?
(a) He didn't have the money.
(b) He couldn't renounce the joys of life.
(c) He couldn't remember his oath.
(d) He didn't like the other men in the group.

13. In Chapter 1, what was life like in Pietrelcina?
(a) A wave of wealth passed through the town.
(b) Many people were ill.
(c) The town had been flooding.
(d) Most of the women left.

14. What did Padre Pio study in Chapter 3 in order to become a friar?
(a) Biblical history.
(b) Community life.
(c) Charity mangement.
(d) Mary's life.

15. In Chapter 3, how did Padre Pio feel about his daily schedule?
(a) He couldn't understand it.
(b) He forgot to follow it.
(c) He disliked it.
(d) He enjoyed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, why did Padre Pio decide to live a life of suffering?

2. When did Padre Pio visit Rome with his sister?

3. What did Padre Pio study at the friary at San Marco la Catola?

4. What happened when Benedetto learned of Padre Pio's wounds?

5. What happened when Padre Pio told his superiors about his visions in Chapter 4?

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