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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 happens to Rusty in Key West?

2. What does Joe Bell hire to take Holly to the airport?

3. Why does the narrator gag when he enters Holly's bedroom?

4. Where do Holly and Jose go after Key West?

5. What news of the Trawlers does the narrator wish to tell Holly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holly's life begin to change after the death of her brother?

2. What does Holly do before reading the letter from Jose?

3. What news does the narrator learn on the subway and how does he react?

4. Why does Holly go to the library?

5. Why does the narrator pay special attention to the man hanging around Holly's mailbox?

6. Why do Holly and the narrator have a fight that results in Holly kicking the narrator out of her apartment?

7. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas, and what significance does it have?

8. How does Holly react to seeing Doc instead of Fred?

9. Describe Doc Golightly.

10. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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