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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 the narrator, which professions would Holly not have time for?

2. According to Joe Bell, why does he not have an easy nature?

3. What or who does the narrator expect the first time he hears his bell in the middle of the night?

4. According to the narrator, how does Holly always look?

5. According to the narrator, what blotted out Holly's eyes when he first saw her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the narrator see Holly when he is out, and what is she doing?

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

4. What good news does the narrator receive while collecting his mail?

5. Describe Joe's bar.

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

7. Who is Mag Wildwood?

8. What wakes up the narrator after he has been living at the brownstone?

9. Describe Holly's bedroom.

10. Why is Mag hesitant to marry Jose?

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

Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a successful and respected writer, partly due to the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Discuss how this story fits in with Capote's other works, as well as whether or not Capote's public persona played a part in the success of the novella.

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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