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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30, The Greatest Cross, Chapter 31, Just in Time for My Golden Jubilee, Chapter 32, I Cannot Bear My Cross Anymore, Chapter 33, 'Give Me the Obedience to Die!', Chapter 34, Padre Pio Lives!, Chapter 35, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Epilogue, An Imitato.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Maria Pyle decide to become one of Padre Pio's disciples?
(a) After hearing one of his sermons in Germany.
(b) She never officially became a disciple.
(c) As soon as she met him.
(d) A few years after following him.

2. Where did Padre Pio's father work most of his life?
(a) Ireland.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Australia.

3. In Chapter 26, why did the author say Padre Pio often went to bed at 1:30am?
(a) Because he was working at the hospital.
(b) Because he was praying and reading.
(c) Because he was praying the rosary.
(d) Because he was speaking with God.

4. At the end of Chapter 9, how did the author describe Padre Pio's time away from the friary?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) Troubling.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Necessary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was life like in Pietrelcina?

2. In Chapter 26, how long did the author say Padre Pio would hear confessions for each day?

3. In Chapter 26, what example did the author use to prove how harsh Padre Pio could be with his supporters?

4. When did Pope John XXIII order an investigation on Padre Pio?

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

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