Lilies of the Field Test

Lilies of the Field Test 1. The setting of the book is a valley west of the Rocky Mountain Range, from spring through summer, in the mid 20th century. 2. A.) The major conflict, Mother Maria versus Homer, for Homer in the first half of the book is man versus man. It is how Homer and Mother Maria are both determined to get what they want for different reasons. Their personalities and lifestyles conflict with each other. B.) The person who is causing the conflict is Mother Maria (Mother Maria versus Homer). She wants the chapel to be built and thinks Homer should work hard and do it. C.) The climax of the conflict is when Homer and Mother Maria have a confrontation with Livingston. This is when Homer who is so disgusted by Livingston saying that he(Homer) could not the build the church, Homer decides to do just that . He decides to build the chapel, which was what Mother Maria wanted.

3. Two examples of foreshadowing that Homer would eventually build the chapel are when Homer’s clearing of the foundation and how when Homer was looking at the local church with Father Gomez he seemed interest in how it was built and its architecture. 4. A) Homer leaves the nuns for a while because he is tired of being told what to do and is lonely and needs space away from all the Spanish townspeople. He wants to be with his own people and wants a more exciting life. B) What Homer finds in the city that motivates him to return was a stack of old plumbing fixtures that had sinks, basins, and bathtubs. Seeing the bathtubs starts him thinking how the nuns need bathtubs. This is the first time since he has left that he starts thinking about the nuns. He buys the tubs and returns back to the nuns. 5. A.) Juan Archuleta is the man that owns the café/filling station next to the outdoor site for Sunday mass. He is friendly and helpful. At one point Juan helps Homer lay bricks. He was also very skillful and knowledge about brick laying and humble to because he didn’t tell Homer he knew more