Question

how does clarissa dalloway believe she resembles the people she thinks about near the end of the selection from mrs. dalloway?
she is just as much a \frump\ and \dejected\ as other people are.
she is as foolish in her persistent love of life as they are.
she feels as frustrated by the daily life of london as they do.
she waits to hear big ben strike just as the others do.
question 2
which of the following statements about clarissa dalloway reflect the way she is portrayed in the selection from mrs. dalloway? choose three options.
she is a plain and unfashionable woman like the \frumps\ she sees.
she is an eighteen-year old woman.
she is a gardener who grows vegetables.
she is a well-to-do woman who has a pleasant lifestyle.
she is uninterested in her neighbors and avoids them.
she is a woman in her fifties who has had a serious illness.
she is living in the westminster section of london.

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze each option based on the text from Mrs. Dalloway. Clarissa Dalloway has a persistent love of life, and the idea of being "foolish" in that love (in a sincere, unjaded way) aligns with how she relates to others. The other options: "frump"/"dejected" doesn't match her portrayal, frustration with London daily life isn't the focus of her resemblance, and waiting for Big Ben is a minor action, not a core resemblance.

We evaluate each option against Clarissa Dalloway's portrayal:

• "She is a well - to - do woman who has a pleasant lifestyle": Matches her upper - class, comfortable life.
• "She is a woman in her fifties who has had a serious illness": Consistent with her age and health backstory.
• "She is living in the Westminster section of London": Correct, as the novel is set in Westminster.
• The other options ("plain and unfashionable", "eighteen - year - old", "gardener who grows vegetables", "uninterested in neighbors") do not match her characterization.

Answer:

B. She is as foolish in her persistent love of life as they are.

Question 2