Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 13

Summary

The narrator notices the decreasing mention of Holly in the news and finds himself longing to be with her once again. He reads in the headlines of a newspaper about Sally Tomato's death and how Holly is believed to be in Rio. Holly's "abandoned possessions" are sold, and a man name Quaintance Smith moves into her old apartment. Little is heard of from Holly, until the narrator receives a postcard in the spring. It appears she has met someone new and is looking for somewhere to live. He wishes he had an address in which to write Holly to tell her that he found her cat.

Notes

Rio - Rio de Janeiro, a state and a city in Southeastern Brazil.

Sing Sing - A prison in New York.

• brownstone-perfers to old brick apartment where Holly once lived.

Spanish Harlem - Area urbanized by the addition of brownstones and apartment buildings in the 1880's. Predominantly Hispanic, it is also referred to as East Harlem, found in New York City.

Study Questions

1. What is the name of the new tenant in Holly's old apartment?

2. What happened to her belongings?

3. What is the one thing he wishes to tell Holly the most?

4. Who found Holly's cat?

5. How did Sally Tomato die?

6. What day did Sally Tomato die?

7. What does the narrator promise Holly?

8. Where did Sally Tomato die?

9. Where did Holly write from?

10. What does the narrator hope Holly will find?