Lilies of the Field, William Barrett: Test about the novel.
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English 1, Mr. DiGregorio
CHAPTER 1
1. Who wrote Lilies of the Field?
a) William Clinton
b) William Carlos Williams
c) Wiliam Barret
d) Vanessa Williams
e) Esther Williams
2. What does Homer fix for the nuns?
a) their car
b) their house
c) their front porch
d) their gutters
e) their roof
3. What did Homer notice about the crucifix above the door and what conclusions did this lead him to?
a) it is dusty and the nuns are not clean
b) it not straight and so the nuns must be living in an earth quake zone and there must have been a tremor
c) it was small so he imagined they were poor
d) it was not a rugged Protestant cross but a crucifix which led him to believe they were Catholic
e) it was a crucifix and was not fastened properly which led him to believe that they needed a man around
4. What exactly did lunch consist of.
a) fillet of sole served with
extraordinary Baron Herzog wine
b) milk, thick cheese slices, coarse bread
c) Schweinerhaxen mit Kartoffle Salad
d) little of this, little of that (leftovers)
e) Roast Chicken, stuffing, cranberry sauce
5. What kind of phonograph did the nuns use and what did they use it for?
a) Techniques, for music
b) Gemini, for Backspin, cutting and scratching for the more fun evenings
c) a professional model especially for their broadcasts
d) an old model for Italian lessons
e) a wind up model for English lessons
6. What did Homer think of the phonograph record?
a) the color was black and he used it to help teach the nuns this word
b) fascinated and repelled
c) he liked it
d) he disliked it so much he broke it
e) he did not like the type of music it played
7. How did Mother Maria signal that class was over?
a) coughed discretely
b) spit
c) clapped he hands
d) said "fertig"
e) said "done"
Chapter 2
8. How did Mother Maria react to the hour Homer slept to? How did Homer react to Mother Maria?
a) disapproved strongly / angrily stood up to her
b) did not mind / asked why she did not wake him up
c) sorry he missed breakfast / he was shy
d) did not care/ did not care
e) none of the choices above
9. What did breakfast consist of?
a) milk, toasted coarse bread, boiled eggs
b) chocolate milk, toasted coarse bread, fried eggs
c) milk, toasted coarse bread, fried eggs
d) milk, toasted white bread, scrambled eggs
e) milk, pancakes, fried eggs
10. Where did Mother Maria lead Homer and what did she show him?
a) old foundations
b) a stream
c) the fence
d) a new car!!!
e) a chapel
11. What were the dimensions of the foundation?
a) 17 X 10
b) 20 X 20
c) 2 X 2
d) 40 x 40
e) 18 X 26
12. As the nuns said a prayer prior to lunch, what made Homer really thankful for the food he was about to receive?
a) the knowledge of what it is like when food was not easy to get
b) large hunger from all the work he did for the nuns
c) it was free
d) he especially liked the healthful and wholesome diet that the nuns enjoyed
e) none of the above
13. What did Homer ask of Mother Maria after the fried eggs dinner?
a) dessert
b) drinks
c) the bill
d) mints
e) pay
14. How far was Piedras from where the nuns lived?
a) over 10 miles
b) over 6 miles
c) over 2 miles
d) 20 miles
e) 10 miles
CHAPTER 3
15.The chapter begins with a description of what?
a) land
b) Homer's shoes
c) Homer's dress
d) church
e) music
16. Where did Homer go after the nuns entered the church?
a) school
b) lumber store
c) movies
d) caf
e) nowhere
17. Who was Gus Ritter?
a) owned the nuns land before the nuns owned it
b) grew potatoes
c) left the nuns to the nuns
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
18.. As Homer paid for the breakfast, what kind thought came into his mind?
a) buy the nuns an apple pie
b) cheap
c) bring the nuns ham
d) should I tip?
e) good food
19. Who and where did Mother Maria introduce Homer to after Homer left the caf.
a) Father Gomez in a trailer
b) Father Gomez in a church
c) Father Flanigan at the caf
20. What did father Gomez reveal to Homer about why Homer came to the nuns?
a) God sent him b) the car brought him
c) he is blessed
d) he needs them
e) none of the choices
21. On page 57, paragraph 1, what was Homer doing and what was the effect it had on him.
a) seeing all the work and questioning himself
b) fixing the car and it elevated him
c) looking and planning the chapel, it elevated him
d) running and it exhausted him
e) none of the above
22. At the end of the this chapter, Homer shared something with the nuns, and the nuns shared something with Homer. What was it?
a) food
b) drink
c) money
d) music
e) prayer
Chapter 4
23. How many people lived in North Fork?
a) 7049
b) 7094
c) 9074
d) 4709
e) 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
24. Why was the trip made to North Fork ?
a) Mother Maria had some business with Orville Livingston
b) It was unclear to Homer at first.
c) Both selections above
d) None of the selections above
25. Who did Homer meet?
a) Orville Livingston
b) Father Gomez
c) Tom Jones
d) Red Man
e) None of the above
26. What connection did this man have to Gus Ritter?
a) executor of his will
b) friend
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
27. Did the nuns keep all the land they originally got?
a) Yes
b) No
28. What change took place in HomerUs mind after the meeting?
a) he was going to build the chapel
b) he decided not to build the chapel
c) he purchased cement
d) he decided the nuns were taking advantage
e) none of the above
29. Does Homer Smith smoke?
a) Yes
b) No
30. Working on road gangs, Homer got paid. How did he spend his money?
a) On cigarettes
b) Groceries for the nuns
c) gas
d) a new car!!!
31. How did Mother react when Homer presented her with what he bought?
a) Looked away saying "Ach Schmidt!
b) thanked him
32. The weather became hot and intolerable. Homer departed into the night. Where was he going?
a) home
b) north where it is cool
c) big city
d) for a long drive
CHAPTER 5
33. After ten days in the city, Homer was running low on something. What was it?
a) gas
b) money
c) water
d) food
e) credit
34. What did Homer want to buy for the nuns?
a) soap
b) silk
c) tub
d) tires
e) quilt
35. What was the first way that Homer felt welcome again with the nuns?
a) dinner bell rang
b) big smiles
c) candy
d) gifts
e) none of the above
36. What did Homer notice that this meal included that the previous ones did not?
a) meat
b) vegetables
c) wheat cakes
d) a new car!!!
e) none of the choices
37. Describe the pews that Homer built for the Church.
a) ornate
b) simple, plain
c) heavy
d) padded
e) low
38. What caused the people to bring adobe bricks to Homer ?
a) the Sunday Service and Father Gomez
b) Homer's asking
c) Mother Maria's demands
39. How did Homer react to having help with the building of the chapel?
a) liked it
b) did not like it
40. Who helped Homer set the window and how did Homer react?
a) the man behind the counter
b) Father Gomez
c) Juan Archelita
CHAPTER 6
41. A truck delivered one thousand bricks. Who were they from?
a) the man behind the counter
b) Father Gomez
c) Juan Archelitaa)
b) Orville Livingston
42. What did Homer decide to do with the bricks?
a) Crush them and use them for gravel
b) build another building
c) build the chapel higher
43. What message do you think Homer got from the birds flying overhead?
a) go home
b) move on
c) celebrate
d) retire
e) fly high
44. After Homer knelt and prayed, and then went outside, what animal did he notice?
a) snake
b) skunk
c) squirrel
d) coyote
e) rabbit
CHAPTER 7
45. What came into being less than 24 hours after HomerUs departure.
a) legend of Homer Smith
b) Mother Maria's breakdown
46. What does the oil painting at the rear of the chapel show?
a) St. Sebastian the Moor
b) St. Peter
c) St. John
d) St. Patrick
e) St. Benedict the Moor