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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 does the narrator describe the man with Holly when he sees her for the first time?

2. What is O.J. Berman's occupation?

3. How does the narrator describe Holly's features?

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

5. What six-foot woman arrives at Holly's party unexpectedly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Joe's bar.

4. Why does Holly call the narrator a snoop?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Holly do on Thursdays?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novella. Is it consistent with the rest of the story and the characters? What questions, if any, are left unanswered? Is there a reason that Capote would have left the ending rather ambiguous?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the shop, Tiffany's. Why is it important to Holly?

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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