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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 does Holly leave outside the narrator's door on the day after she calls him a snoop?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mag Wildwood?

3. How does Joe feel about Holly?

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

5. What does Holly do on Thursdays?

6. What curious object does the narrator find at the mailbox?

7. Describe Holly's apartment.

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

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

10. What is the story about that Joe tells the narrator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of Christmas in the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What important events occur on or around Christmas? Why would Capote choose to have these events fall on Christmas?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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