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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In Chapter 4, what did the author say many people believed about Padre Pio?
(a) That he could speak to the dead.
(b) That he had multiple personalities.
(c) That he could bilocate.
(d) That he was witness to Christ.

3. How did Don Angelo treat Padre Pio as a boy?
(a) Kindly.
(b) He ignored him.
(c) He teased him.
(d) Harshly.

4. What season was it when Padre Pio left his family in Chapter 2?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. In Chapter 3, why did Padre Pio decide to live a life of suffering?
(a) Because it made him feel better about leaving his family.
(b) Because his teacher suggested it.
(c) Because it was a witness to Christ.
(d) Because it would keep him from temptation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many stages did the author say Padre Pio's ministry had?

2. In Chapter 6, who did Padre Pio tell about his desire to return to Pietrelcina?

3. How did Padre Pio feel about the mystics when he first learned about them?

4. Why did Padre Pio say he feared God in Chapter 5?

5. Where did Padre Pio's father work most of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Padre Pio come to have his stigmata?

2. What happened when Padre Pio first decided to join the Capuchin Order?

3. How did World War I affect Padre Pio?

4. When did Padre Pio learn at San Marco la Catola?

5. In Chapter 8, what did the author say about Padre Pio's experience with the stages of mysticism?

6. What were some of Padre Pio's rules for spiritual growth?

7. After moving in with the order of friars in Chapter 3, what did Padre Pio have to learn?

8. How did Padre Pio's family put religion at the center of their lives?

9. How did Padre Pio feel right before joining the Capuchin Order?

10. What was Padre Pio's relationship with Padre Benedetto Nardella like in the beginning?

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