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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 movie brought Holly to tears?

2. What is Holly's real name?

3. What does the narrator help Holly do on Christmas Eve?

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

5. What does Doc think up until the last minute before he leaves New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holly tell the narrator as they head out for the park?

2. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?

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

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

5. Why does Holly go to the library?

6. Where do Holly and Jose go while Rusty and Mag are in the hospital, and how do the patients react?

7. What happens while Holly and the narrator go horseback riding in the park?

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

9. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Holly's power over men. How does she wield her power over the male characters in the novel? What does Holly want from these men, and what do they want from her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of Christmas in the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What important events occur on or around Christmas? Why would Capote choose to have these events fall on Christmas?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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