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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 is the name of Holly's horse?
2. Who does the narrator find in Holly's apartment when he goes to feed her cat?
3. How does the narrator describe Mildred Grossman physically?
4. What news of the Trawlers does the narrator wish to tell Holly?
5. When does Holly leave for Brazil?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Holly and Jose go while Rusty and Mag are in the hospital, and how do the patients react?
2. Describe Doc Golightly.
3. What reasons does Jose give for not marrying Holly?
4. How does Joe Bell react to Holly leaving?
5. Why is the narrator suffering from the "mean reds" during his ride on the subway?
6. How is Holly arrested?
7. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?
8. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas, and what significance does it have?
9. How does Holly react to seeing Doc instead of Fred?
10. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Holly Golightly is a memorable and intriguing character who captured the attention, if not the hearts, of many. Discuss the character of Holly Golightly. What are her defining personality traits? What issues does she struggle with? How does she overcome them?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Holly Golightly as a popular culture icon. In what way has the image and character of Holly Golightly endured over the years? Why is this character so intriguing to the public? What role did the 1961 film play in developing Holly Golightly into a cultural icon?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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