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Plot Overview
 
 
Character List
 
 
Analysis of Major Characters
 
 
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
 
 
Part 1: From the opening scene, in which Clarissa sets out to buy flowers, to her return home. Early morning–11:00 a.m.
 
 
Part 2: From Clarissa's return from the shops through Peter Walsh's visit. 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
 
 
Part 3: From Peter leaving Clarissa's house through his memory of being rejected by Clarissa. 11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
 
 
Part 4: From little Elise Mitchell running into Rezia's legs to the Smiths' arrival on Harley Street. 11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
 
 
Part 5: From Septimus's appointment with Sir William Bradshaw to lunchtime at half-past one. 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
 
 
Part 6: From Hugh Whitbread examining socks and shoes in a shop window before lunching with Lady Bruton through Clarissa resting on the sofa after Richard has left for the House of Commons. 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
 
 
Part 7: From Elizabeth telling her mother she is going shopping with Miss Kilman through Elizabeth boarding an omnibus to return home to her mother's party. 3:00 p.m.–late afternoon
 
 
Part 8: From Septimus observing dancing sunlight in his home while Rezia works on a hat through Septimus's suicide. Late afternoon–6:00 p.m.
 
 
Part 9: From Peter Walsh hearing the sound of an ambulance siren to his opening his knife before entering Clarissa's party. 6:00 p.m.–early night
 
 
Part 10: From servants making last- minute party preparations through the end of the party and the appearance of Clarissa. Early night–3:00 a.m.
 
 
Important Quotations Explained
 
 
Key Facts
 
 
Study Questions and Essay Topics
 
 
Quiz
 
 
Suggestions for Further Reading
 
 
 
 
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Mrs. Dalloway

 Virginia Woolf
 

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1. What does Clarissa set out to purchase in the novel's opening scene?
 
 
2. What object does Peter Walsh always have with him?
 
 
3. What color is Clarissa Dalloway's party dress?
 
 
4. In which month does the novel take place?
 
 
5. Which male character proposes marriage to Clarissa and is refused?
 
 
6. Septimus feels human nature is essentially evil. Which character does he claim embodies “human nature”?”
 
 
7. Which line from a Shakespearean play is repeated several times throughout the novel?
 
 
8. What is Lucrezia Smith's profession?
 
 
9. Septimus goes to the doctor because he is suffering from what illness?
 
 
10. Why does Lady Bruton invite Richard Dalloway and Hugh Whitbread to her home for lunch?
 
 
11. When Richard returns from having lunch at Lady Bruton's, what does he bring home to Clarissa?
 
 
12. Who does Clarissa compare herself to when she returns home to her attic room?
 
 
13. What was the most exquisite moment of Clarissa's life?
 
 
14. Where does Peter Walsh live?
 
 
15. Where did Clarissa spend her summers as a girl?
 
 
16. What is the name of Peter's fiancée?
 
 
17. What does Clarissa have in her hands when Peter Walsh makes an unexpected visit?
 
 
18. What illness has Clarissa recently recovered from?
 
 
19. When Peter Walsh falls asleep in Regent's Park, what does he dream about?
 
 
20. Whom does Septimus hear speaking to him from behind trees and screens?
 
 
21. What does Sir William Bradshaw, one of Septimus's doctors, believe in most strongly?
 
 
22. Who does Clarissa see twice in the window across from her own?
 
 
23. Where does Doris Kilman go after having tea with Elizabeth?
 
 
24. Which shocking action did Sally Seton take at Bourton?
 
 
25. What does Lady Bradshaw tell Clarissa at the Dalloways' party?
 
 

 
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