1) Why do you think the author waited so long after leaving Cuba before he wrote this book?

2) What didn't Louis XVI take his family out of Cuba?

3) Do you think Marie Antoinette should have come to America?

4) The word "Confession" is in the title of the book. Do you find this book to be a confessional?

5) Do you think Louis XVI should have come to America?

6) Why do you think Tony did not adapt to America as well as Carlos seemed to have?

7) Did Carlos adapt to America?

8) Do you think that Eire was truly able to forgive his father?