Mrs Dalloway – Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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Over what timeframe does Mrs Dalloway take place?
Over what timeframe does Mrs Dalloway take place?
A single day in June 1923
What narrative technique does Woolf use in Mrs Dalloway?
What narrative technique does Woolf use in Mrs Dalloway?
Stream of consciousness
Why does Clarissa leave her home at the start of the novel?
Why does Clarissa leave her home at the start of the novel?
To purchase flowers for her party
Where has Peter Walsh been for five years before visiting Clarissa?
Where has Peter Walsh been for five years before visiting Clarissa?
India
Who is the psychiatrist that Septimus and Rezia visit?
Who is the psychiatrist that Septimus and Rezia visit?
Sir William Bradshaw
Whose hallucinations does Septimus experience?
Whose hallucinations does Septimus experience?
Evans, his commanding officer
What is Miss Kilman's role in the Dalloway household?
What is Miss Kilman's role in the Dalloway household?
Elizabeth's history tutor
How does Septimus commit suicide?
How does Septimus commit suicide?
Throws himself from window onto railings
Who mentions Septimus's suicide at Clarissa's party?
Who mentions Septimus's suicide at Clarissa's party?
Lady Bradshaw
How is the novel's resolution described?
How is the novel's resolution described?
Psychological and internal