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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 Joe Bell hire to take Holly to the airport?

2. What happens to Mag in Key West?

3. What is the name of the hamburger joint where the narrator goes?

4. What do Holly and the narrator do together in the park?

5. What does Holly liken the "mean reds" to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the narrator find in Holly's apartment, and why is he there?

2. What happens to Rusty and Mag during the Key West trip?

3. Describe Doc Golightly.

4. Why does the narrator wish to see the reunion between Doc and Holly?

5. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

6. Why is the narrator suffering from the "mean reds" during his ride on the subway?

7. How do Doc and Holly meet?

8. Why does Holly go to the library?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Capote's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples, and what do they hint at?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Holly Golightly as a popular culture icon. In what way has the image and character of Holly Golightly endured over the years? Why is this character so intriguing to the public? What role did the 1961 film play in developing Holly Golightly into a cultural icon?

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