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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 advice does Holly give to Joe Bell?

2. According to Holly, how many lovers has she had?

3. What is the name of the tenant who takes over Holly's apartment?

4. Which of the following does the narrator NOT mention as having a similar love for as he does for Holly?

5. Who accompanies Jose into Holly's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Doc Golightly.

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

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

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

7. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

8. How does Holly's life begin to change after the death of her brother?

9. Who does the narrator call to get bail for Holly?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Capote's use of names to describe the personalities of the characters. What effect does this have on the story? Why does Capote choose to leave the narrator nameless?

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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