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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 place do Holly and the narrator avoid after lunch at the cafeteria?

2. What is in the manila envelope that Joe gives to the narrator?

3. How old does the narrator guess Holly is?

4. What is the name of the man Holly visits on Thursdays?

5. What is there a big bowl of at Joe's bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator begin to feel without Holly being around?

2. Describe Holly's bedroom.

3. How does Joe feel about Holly?

4. How does the narrator react to her Thursday visits?

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

6. What good news does the narrator receive while collecting his mail?

7. What wakes up the narrator after he has been living at the brownstone?

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

9. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

10. Why is Mr. Yunioshi angry at Holly, and how does she calm him down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of symbolism in the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What do the following symbolize:

a) The cat.

b) The bird cage.

c) The masks and glasses.

d) The statue.

e) The St. Christopher's medal.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Holly's relationship with the narrator to her relationship with Jose and/or Rusty Trawler. What are her motivations for obtaining and maintaining these relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novella. How does WWII affect the story? How does New York affect the story? Describe the apartment of the narrator and Holly. What do their apartments tells the reader about their characters?

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