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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. How does the narrator describe Holly's health?

3. According to Joe Bell, why does he not have an easy nature?

4. What do Holly and the narrator steal?

5. What is the name of the rich man who wants to marry Holly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Holly's bedroom.

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

3. What did Holly do to O.J.Berman in the past to make him angry?

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

5. What does Holly do on Thursdays?

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

7. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

8. How does the narrator react to the story?

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

10. Why does Holly call the narrator a snoop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is written in the first-person perspective from the point of view of the narrator. Discuss how this might affect the story. Why might Capote have chosen not to tell the story from Holly's point of view? Is the narrator biased in any way?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the title of the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What is the meaning of the title, and is it appropriate?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator not only tells the reader the story, but he is also right in the middle of the action. Through his voice, and through the shared opinions of those around him, the reader is able to form an opinion of the narrator. What sort of person is he? What are his defining characteristics? What struggles does he face throughout the narrative and how does he overcome them?

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