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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. What bad news does Holly hear that causes her to go into a rampage?

2. What does the narrator do with the bird cage after he fights with Holly?

3. What does Holly instruct the narrator to do after she is arrested?

4. What movie brought Holly to tears?

5. What does the man who follows the narrator pull out of his wallet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?

2. Describe Doc Golightly.

3. What does Holly tell the narrator as they head out for the park?

4. How does Holly react to the narrator calling her "Lulamae"?

5. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas, and what significance does it have?

6. What happens to Rusty and Mag during the Key West trip?

7. How does Holly react to seeing Doc instead of Fred?

8. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

9. Where do Holly and Jose go while Rusty and Mag are in the hospital, and how do the patients react?

10. Why does Holly go to the library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Capote's use of names to describe the personalities of the characters. What effect does this have on the story? Why does Capote choose to leave the narrator nameless?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Holly's past as it is told in the story. How does Holly's past affect her, and how is it manifested in her life in New York?

Essay Topic 3

Holly Golightly is a memorable and intriguing character who captured the attention, if not the hearts, of many. Discuss the character of Holly Golightly. What are her defining personality traits? What issues does she struggle with? How does she overcome them?

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