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. What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 40?
(a) Teaching a class.
(b) Reading.
(c) Boogie-boarding.
(d) Skydiving.

2. How high is the cliff over which the boys and Louis XVI frequently go?
(a) One hundred feet.
(b) Fifty feet.
(c) Fifteen feet.
(d) Two hundred feet.

3. As Chapter 37 discusses, with what object does Carlos work when he takes a summer job at Marie Antoinette's factory?
(a) Screws.
(b) Gears.
(c) Iron filings.
(d) Plastic tubing.

4. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) His wife.
(d) Tony.

5. By Chapter 35, which of Carlos's friends is already in the United States?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Uncle Amado's wife?

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

3. What type of car is Louis XVI driving in Chapter 34?

4. Where does Carlos almost have to spend the night with a large crucifix, as discussed in Chapter 35?

5. Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who makes the peashooters and out of which material, and why do the boys use peas?

2. What is Ernesto's family history?

3. How does Louis XVI react to the angry lady in Chapter 34, and how does he feel afterward?

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

5. Describe the Communist propaganda that Carlos hears in Chapter 38.

6. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

7. Why does Carlos want to request a Coke as his first act in the United States?

8. How do Carlos and his grandfather react to the Communist propaganda in Chapter 38?

9. How does Carlos feel about Lou and Norma Chait?

10. Describe the miraculous event that Carlos witnesses in Chapter 35.

(see the answer keys)

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