Waiting for Snow in Havana - Confessions of a Cuban Boy Test | Final Test - Medium

Carlos Eire
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Waiting for Snow in Havana - Confessions of a Cuban Boy Test | Final Test - Medium

Carlos Eire
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 107 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which astronaut does Carlos see in Chapter 38?
(a) Neil Armstrong.
(b) Buzz Aldrin.
(c) John Glenn.
(d) Yuri Gagarin.

2. What is the only memory that Carlos is not able to repress through denial?
(a) Louis XVI's preference of art over family.
(b) Seeing Fidel.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Lizards.

3. What do Carlos and his friends rescue in Chapter 31?
(a) A flounder.
(b) A shark.
(c) A parrot fish.
(d) A blowfish.

4. What does Carlos do at the beautiful house?
(a) He plays baseball.
(b) He plays soccer.
(c) He reads books.
(d) He watches movies.

5. In Chapter 36, who spends an evening with Fidel?
(a) Aunt Lily.
(b) Kika.
(c) Pilar.
(d) Aunt Carmela.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 37, Carlos dreams of having a pool filled with what?

2. What is in the pool that Carlos is observing in the beginning of Chapter 31?

3. In Chapter 38, what is described as "rivers of sludge"?

4. How many lizards does Carlos kill in Chapter 39?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 40, where does Carlos eventually meet his friend Rafa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ernesto's family history?

2. According to Chapter 27, how would Plato have reacted to Carlos's female teacher? How would Kant have reacted?

3. As discussed in Chapter 28, who are the Pioneers and what do they stand for?

4. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

5. What difficulties does Marie Antoinette face before she can find the boys in the United States?

6. As discussed in Chapter 37, why does Carlos feel shame about his upbringing?

7. How does Carlos feel now as an adult about the time when he killed many lizards?

8. Describe breadfruit.

9. What happens at Carlos's co-ed school when someone finds out that a certain boy likes a certain girl?

10. Describe the event that Carlos dreams of as thunder in Chapter 29.

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