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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Return to the Friary, Chapter 10, San Giovanni Rotondo, Chapter 11, The Spiritual Director, Chapter 12, The Stigmata.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did one doctor believe that Padre Pio was having psychosomatic physical issues?
(a) Because his medicine didn't help.
(b) Because of his mental illness.
(c) Because he desired Christ's suffering.
(d) Because his physical issues couldn't be obeserved.

3. When was Padre Pio declared terminally ill?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1911.

4. What did the Rule of St. Francis forbid?
(a) Wearing shoes.
(b) Not shaving facial hair.
(c) Taking vacations.
(d) Praying at night.

5. What did the author name the first five years after Padre Pio returned home?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Rebirth.
(c) The awakening.
(d) Double exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Padre Pio's childhood, how did his family make money?

2. In Chapter 1, how did Padre Pio's parents feel about the saints?

3. What season was it when Padre Pio left his family in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 9, what convinced Padre Pio to return to the cloister?

5. In Chapter 9, how did Benedetto show his anger toward Padre Pio?

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