Mrs. Dalloway Excerpt Comprehension Check

What kind of day is it, and what is Mrs. Dalloway doing?

• It's a fresh June day. Mrs. Dalloway is preparing for a party.

• It's a fresh July day. Mrs. Dalloway is preparing for a party.

• It's a fresh May day. Mrs. Dalloway is preparing for a funeral.

• It's a gloomy December day. Mrs. Dalloway is preparing for a banquet.

About whom does Mrs. Dalloway reminisce, and where is that person now?

• Mrs. Dalloway reminisces about Peter Walsh, who is in England.

• Mrs. Dalloway reminisces about Peter Walsh, who is in India.

• Mrs. Dalloway reminisces about Peter Walsh, who is in Norway.

• Mrs. Dalloway reminisces about Septimus Smith, who is in India.

What type of creature does Scrope Purvis think Mrs. Dalloway is like?

• a cow

• a dog

• a cat

• a bird

According to Mrs. Dalloway, what is it that all people do, even the "veriest frumps" among us?

• According to Mrs. Dalloway, all people derive gloom and doom from life.

• According to Mrs. Dalloway, all people derive wonder and happiness from death.

• According to Mrs. Dalloway, all people derive wonder and happiness from life.

• According to Mrs. Dalloway, all people derive anger and remorse from life.

What are Mrs. Dalloway's thoughts and mood as the scene ends?

• She is happy and thinking about how much she loves life, the hustle and bustle of London, and "this moment of June."

• She is unhappy and thinking about how much she hates life, the hustle and bustle of London, and "this moment of June."

• The scene ends with Peter Walsh's thoughts, not Mrs. Dalloway's.

• She is happy and thinking about how much she loves death, the hustle and bustle of London, and "this moment of June."

Mrs. Dalloway is a middle-aged woman who lives in London.

• True

• False

Mrs. Dalloway is preparing for a party and decides to have a servant buy the flowers for her instead of doing it herself.

• True

• False

The day seems fresh and inviting to Mrs. Dalloway.

• True

• False

Mrs. Dalloway thinks back to a moment when she was 18, which reminds her of Peter Walsh.

• True

• False

As Mrs. Dalloway heads to the flower shop, she takes in the sights and sounds of London and thinks about the sadness of life.

• True

• False