Questions on Virginia Woolfe's 'The New Dress'

What was Mabel's initial reaction upon seeing herself in the mirror with her new dress in Virginia Woolfe's 'The New Dress'?

• She was delighted and felt very fashionable.

• She felt it was not right and experienced profound dissatisfaction.

• She was indifferent and hardly noticed the dress.

• She thought it was perfect and exactly what she wanted.

What did Mabel think about the fashion of her new dress?

• She believed it was modern and up-to-date.

• She thought it was charming and exactly like what others wore.

• She considered it old-fashioned and not flattering.

• She felt it was avant-garde and unique.

How did Rose Shaw react to Mabel's new dress?

• She criticized it for being too flashy.

• She ignored it completely, not giving any opinion.

• She praised it, calling it 'perfectly charming.'

• She suggested Mabel should get a different dress.

What underlying feeling did Mabel have about herself that was intensified by the new dress?

• Confidence in her fashion choices.

• Satisfaction with her social status.

• Dissatisfaction with her inferiority to others.

• Happiness about fitting in with societal norms.

What metaphor does Mabel use to describe her feelings of insignificance and struggle?

• Like a bird trying to escape its cage

• Like flies trying to crawl out of a saucer of milk

• Like a fish swimming against the current

• Like a leaf blowing in the wind

What does Mabel suddenly realize when she looks at herself in the mirror?

• That she is aging and losing her beauty

• That she is stronger than she thought

• That she is like everyone else, insignificant

• That she needs to change her outfit

What does Miss Milan believe about the skirt she is wearing?

• It is too long and outdated

• It is stylish and modern

• It could not be longer and is perfect as it is

• It is too short and needs to be longer

What emotion filled the character's eyes when she thought about the endurance and patience of human nature?

• Anger

• Joy

• Tears

• Indifference

What vanished from the character's life, causing her distress?

• Her jewelry

• Her dress, the room, the love, and the canary's cage

• Her book collection

• Her childhood memories

How did the character perceive herself in the mirror?

• Confident and proud

• Weak and self-conscious

• Happy and content

• Angry and resentful