What were all the men doing at the park?
Playing Dominos.
What did Maximo work as in Cuba?
A University Professor
Where did Ana's parents flee from?
Cuba
Who is Fidel Castro?
Former Dictator of Cuba.
Who is Rosa?
Maximo's late wife.
Why is Maximo such a jokester?
Making people laugh helps him cope, he believes humor can make anyone a big man.
Ana was born in ___ , but raised in Tampa Florida.
Los Angeles, California.
Where does this story take place?
A park in Miami.
What did Maximo work as in America?
Restaurant owner / sold food.
Why does Maximo lash out and curse out the tourists?
Because they photographed the men playing dominos and spoke of them as if they were zoo animals.
How many published works does Anna have?
Four.
How many years was Fidel Castro in power?
50 years.
Were all the men in the park Cuban?
No! Carlos and Antonio are Dominican.
Why does Maximo sometimes have difficulty looking at his eldest daughter?
She resembles her mother a lot sometimes.
Ex: Her laughter connected him to the night he met Rosa.
Ana only spoke Spanish until?
Kindergarten.
During what season were the older men playing their game?
December/ Christmas season.
Context: The Catholic Highschoolers volunteered to decorate/set up the Christmas tree in the park.
What friend of Maximo's was his neighbor in Havana for fifteen years?
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Raul. They both lived on El Vedado street.
What does the German Shepherd joke represent?
How in Cuba, Maximo was a man of importance, compared to the "mutt" he is in America.
Which one of Ana's published works won the Pushcart Prize?
In Cuba I was a German Shepherd.
What did Fidel Castro almost do to the USA?
Almost started nuclear war.