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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the narrator been living at the brownstone before he notices Holly's calling card?

2. How long has Holly been on her own?

3. Who is Holly sitting with at the restaurant where the narrator sees her?

4. At what time is the narrator awakened on the night he sees Holly for the first time?

5. According to the narrator, what blotted out Holly's eyes when he first saw her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holly describe her childhood to the narrator?

2. Why does Holly climb through the narrator's window?

3. What does Holly do on Thursdays?

4. What are the "mean reds" according to Holly?

5. How do Holly and the narrator celebrate his good news?

6. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

7. What did Holly do to O.J.Berman in the past to make him angry?

8. Describe Holly's apartment.

9. Describe Sid Arbuck.

10. Describe Holly Golightly based on the narrator's description.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your opinion of the novella? What is your opinion of Holly Golightly? What makes this story different from others you have read?

Essay Topic 2

Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a successful and respected writer, partly due to the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Discuss how this story fits in with Capote's other works, as well as whether or not Capote's public persona played a part in the success of the novella.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the title of the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What is the meaning of the title, and is it appropriate?

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