The problem is to evaluate the expression $-3^2 - (-2)^3$.

1. Problem Description

The problem is to evaluate the expression $-3^2 - (-2)^3$.

2. Solution Steps

First, we need to evaluate $-3^2$. Note that this is $-(3^2)$ and not $(-3)^2$.

$3^2 = 3 \times 3 = 9$

So, $-3^2 = -9$.

Next, we need to evaluate $(-2)^3$.

$(-2)^3 = (-2) \times (-2) \times (-2) = 4 \times (-2) = -8$.

Therefore, we have:

$-3^2 - (-2)^3 = -9 - (-8) = -9 + 8 = -1$.

3. Final Answer

-1