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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. According to Holly, Jose is a citizen of where?

2. What is the name of Holly's husband?

3. What is the name of Holly's horse?

4. How does the newspaper describe Holly's apartment?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?

4. How does Joe Bell react to Holly leaving?

5. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

6. How has the narrator's and Holly's relationship matured?

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

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

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

10. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

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 title of the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What is the meaning of the title, and is it appropriate?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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