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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 is the man who accompanies Holly home wearing?

2. How does Holly describe Mag?

3. How old is Joe Bell?

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

5. According to the narrator, what blotted out Holly's eyes when he first saw her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Holly's bedroom.

4. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

5. Describe O.J. Berman.

6. How does Holly feel about having Mag as a roommate?

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

8. What does Holly do on Thursdays?

9. What are the "mean reds" according to Holly?

10. Why does Holly call the narrator a snoop?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the climax of the novel. What is a climax in a story, and what can be considered the climax of "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? Why?

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