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Carlos Eire

Waiting for Snow in Havana - Confessions of a Cuban Boy | Quiz

Carlos Eire
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1)

According to Chapter 22, what does Carlos always ask the soldiers he sees? (from Chapter 21 | Chapter 22)

"Do you want a drink?"
"How are you?"
"What time is it?"
"Got any bullets?"
2)

Who is Marie Antoinette's companion during the events of Chapter 39? (from Chapter 39)

Louis XVI.
Angelita.
Inocencia.
Maricela.
3)

What does "cocuyos" mean? (from Chapter 24)

Fireflies.
Dragonflies.
Firecrackers.
Ants.
4)

From what did Carlos's father die? (from Chapter 23)

Cramps.
Stroke.
Pneumonia.
Heart disease.
5)

Where does Carlos get milkshakes in Havana? (from Chapter 25)

Dairy Freeze.
McDonalds.
Tropicream.
Dairy Queen.
6)

To which organization do Tony and Carlos belong, until they realize it has too many rules? (from Chapter 28)

Hitler Youth.
Cub Scouts.
ROTC.
Future Homemakers of America.
7)

How many children are eventually exiled from Cuba? (from Chapter 39)

5,000.
600.
1,000,000.
14,000.
8)

In Chapter 40, what does Carlos describe as his first death? (from Chapter 40)

Being abused by Ernesto.
Realizing that his father prefers Ernesto.
Leaving Cuba.
Being bitten by a scorpion.
9)

What does Carlos remember best from the year of school he discusses in Chapter 27? (from Chapter 27)

The smell of the chalkboard.
The way the students disappeared.
His penmanship lessons.
The hair of the girl he liked.
10)

What holiday is the Nieto family celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 24? (from Chapter 24)

Michaelmas.
Christmas.
The Feast of Saint Anne.
The Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
11)

How many children are involved in the breadfruit fight? (from Chapter 33)

Two.
Ten.
Four.
Five.
12)

Who says that "evil [...] is the absence of good"? (from Chapter *#%$+!)

The Platonists.
Meister Eckhart.
Kant.
Thomas Aquinas.
13)

What movie makes Carlos suddenly like the idea of kissing a woman? (from Chapter 25)

Vertigo.
Queen of Outer Space.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Some Like It Hot.
14)

What is the name of the family that temporarily adopts Carlos in Miami? (from Chapter 36)

Chait.
Maupassant.
Becquer.
Potok.
15)

Who developed the concept of Gelassenheit? (from Chapter 23)

Heigel.
Kant.
Marx.
Meister Eckhart.
16)

Whose screaming diverts the villain's attention in Chapter 32? (from Chapter 32)

El Loco's.
Aunt Lucía's.
Marie Antoinette's.
Eugenio's.
17)

What does Carlos do at the beautiful house? (from Chapter 36)

He watches movies.
He reads books.
He plays baseball.
He plays soccer.
18)

What crop does Addison grow in his mansion? (from Chapter 30)

Cotton.
Grapes.
Bananas.
Corn.
19)

According to Fidel as mentioned in Chapter 38, who is "evil"? (from Chapter 38)

Deserters.
Yanquis.
Capitalists.
Communists.
20)

What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 40? (from Chapter 40)

Skydiving.
Boogie-boarding.
Reading.
Teaching a class.
21)

When does Carlos's school close? (from Chapter 27)

July 1964.
September 1962.
December 1958.
April 1961.
22)

With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks? (from Chapter 31)

His wife.
Tony.
Louis XVI.
Ernesto.
23)

What feeling does this chapter express? (from Chapter *#%$+!)

Forgiveness.
Peace.
Pain.
Contrition.
24)

Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character? (from Chapter 32)

Tony.
Fernando.
Filo.
Marie Antoinette.
25)

In which theater is Carlos watching a movie in the beginning of Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23)

Miramar Theater.
The Tandy.
Cinema 8.
The Roxy.
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