Waiting for Snow in Havana - Confessions of a Cuban Boy | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

1. How old is Carlos in the anecdote with which chapter 1 opens?

Eight.

2. Carlos notes in Chapter 1 that his Aunt Lucia had been what political figure in a previous life?

A Bourbon princess.

3. What does Carlos see in Chapter 1 that reminds him of the maid's breasts?

Eggplants.

4. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

New Year's.

5. In Chapter 2, what television show does Tony mention?

Rin Tin Tin.

6. What is the only comic book that Carlos has taken on his outing in Chapter 2?

Elastic Man.

Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

1. What city is described in the beginning of chapter 3?

Havana.

2. What is Carlos's father's profession?

Judge.

3. Chapter 3 mentions whom as the translator of the Bible into Latin?

Saint Jerome.

4. According to the students in Chapter...
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