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Updated July 22, 1997
Created July 22, 1997
1. "For, said Sally, Clarissa was at heart a snob – one had to admit it,
a snob" (190). Is Clarissa really a snob? Or simply misunderstood?
Using the quotations about which guests were invited to the party (or any
other quote from the book) either support or refute Sally’s assertion
about Clarissa.
2. How can Clarissa’s connection with Septimus be explained? Explain the
confusion of some critics’ about whether Clarissa died or not.