Mrs Dalloway – Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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Where did Clarissa, Peter, Richard & Sally share youthful experiences that shape them in middle age?
Where did Clarissa, Peter, Richard & Sally share youthful experiences that shape them in middle age?
Bourton
Who does Septimus see visions of due to his war trauma?
Who does Septimus see visions of due to his war trauma?
Evans
How old are Clarissa and Peter in the novel?
How old are Clarissa and Peter in the novel?
In their fifties
What provides the novel's structural framework by marking the passage of hours?
What provides the novel's structural framework by marking the passage of hours?
Big Ben's chiming
Over what period of time does the novel take place?
Over what period of time does the novel take place?
A single day in June 1923
What was PTSD called in the 1920s?
What was PTSD called in the 1920s?
Shell shock
What type of trauma does Rezia experience?
What type of trauma does Rezia experience?
Secondary trauma from caring for Septimus
What treatment does Sir William Bradshaw prescribe for mental illness?
What treatment does Sir William Bradshaw prescribe for mental illness?
Rest cures and isolation
What connects Clarissa and Septimus despite them never meeting?
What connects Clarissa and Septimus despite them never meeting?
Shared mental illness experience
According to Sally Seton, how does ageing affect her feelings?
According to Sally Seton, how does ageing affect her feelings?
She feels things more intensely