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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 Doc think up until the last minute before he leaves New York?

2. How does Jose get into Holly's apartment?

3. What item of furniture is added to Holly's apartment in March?

4. Why do the narrator and Holly begin to see less of each other?

5. What bad news does Holly hear that causes her to go into a rampage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe Bell react to Holly leaving?

2. Describe Doc Golightly.

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

4. How does Holly react to the narrator calling her "Lulamae"?

5. Where does the narrator find the cat?

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

7. How do Doc and Holly meet?

8. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?

9. What reasons does Jose give for not marrying Holly?

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

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 genre of the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's." What genre is the story, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Holly Golightly is a memorable and intriguing character who captured the attention, if not the hearts, of many. Discuss the character of Holly Golightly. What are her defining personality traits? What issues does she struggle with? How does she overcome them?

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