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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 the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

2. What would Holly rather have than a dishonest heart?

3. How many children does Holly want?

4. What happens to the narrator in the taxi on the way home from his day with Holly?

5. According to Holly, who is a King Kong-type rat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who moves into Holly's old apartment?

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

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

4. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

5. Why does the narrator wish to see the reunion between Doc and Holly?

6. Describe Doc Golightly.

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

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

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

10. Where does the narrator find the cat?

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 conclusion of the novella. Is it consistent with the rest of the story and the characters? What questions, if any, are left unanswered? Is there a reason that Capote would have left the ending rather ambiguous?

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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