Mrs Dalloway — Narrative Style and Key Quotes (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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When was Mrs Dalloway published, and over what timeframe does the novel take place?
When was Mrs Dalloway published, and over what timeframe does the novel take place?
1925; over a single day
How does stream-of-consciousness present characters' thoughts in Mrs Dalloway?
How does stream-of-consciousness present characters' thoughts in Mrs Dalloway?
Through association not logical sequence
What does free indirect discourse eliminate around character thoughts?
What does free indirect discourse eliminate around character thoughts?
Quotation marks
Who named the 'tunneling process' technique used in Mrs Dalloway?
Who named the 'tunneling process' technique used in Mrs Dalloway?
Woolf herself in her diary
What function do Big Ben's chimes serve throughout the novel?
What function do Big Ben's chimes serve throughout the novel?
A recurring trigger for memories
Do Clarissa and Septimus ever meet in the narrative of Mrs Dalloway?
Do Clarissa and Septimus ever meet in the narrative of Mrs Dalloway?
No, they never meet
What do mirrors symbolically represent in Mrs Dalloway?
What do mirrors symbolically represent in Mrs Dalloway?
Self-division & fractured identity
What technique does 'at the same time' repeated in Clarissa's thoughts create?
What technique does 'at the same time' repeated in Clarissa's thoughts create?
Temporal juxtaposition
What technique appears in Septimus's 'I want to see flying; I want music! Music I want!'?
What technique appears in Septimus's 'I want to see flying; I want music! Music I want!'?
Anaphora
How many quotes per paragraph should students aim to include in exam responses?
How many quotes per paragraph should students aim to include in exam responses?
Approximately 4 quotes