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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. Where is the narrator always drawn back to?

2. What country does Holly believe is a great place for raising horses?

3. How does Holly describe Mag?

4. How does the narrator describe Holly's cat?

5. What does the narrator tell Holly when he leaves a message in her mailbox?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sid Arbuck.

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

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

4. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

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

6. Where does the narrator see Holly when he is out, and what is she doing?

7. Why is Mr. Arbuck angry at Holly when he takes her home?

8. Describe Holly's bedroom.

9. Describe the narrator's first New York apartment.

10. Based on this first section, how might Holly Golightly have gotten her name?

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

Discuss the genre of the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's." What genre is the story, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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