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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 food does Holly survive on based on her trash can contents?

2. At what time is the narrator awakened on the night he sees Holly for the first time?

3. What is the name of the man Holly visits on Thursdays?

4. What causes the narrator to become so excited as to pound on Holly's door?

5. What does the narrator find in a book entitled "The Baseball Guide"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe O.J. Berman.

2. Why is Mr. Yunioshi angry at Holly, and how does she calm him down?

3. Describe the narrator's first New York apartment.

4. Describe Sid Arbuck.

5. Based on this first section, how might Holly Golightly have gotten her name?

6. How does Joe feel about Holly?

7. What did Holly do to O.J.Berman in the past to make him angry?

8. How does the narrator begin to feel without Holly being around?

9. How does the narrator react to her Thursday visits?

10. Describe Holly's apartment.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of symbolism in the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". What do the following symbolize:

a) The cat.

b) The bird cage.

c) The masks and glasses.

d) The statue.

e) The St. Christopher's medal.

Essay Topic 2

What is your opinion of the novella? What is your opinion of Holly Golightly? What makes this story different from others you have read?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Holly's past as it is told in the story. How does Holly's past affect her, and how is it manifested in her life in New York?

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