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Which statements describe key interactions in the play? Check all that apply.Mrs. Linde listens to Nora’s problems and offers advice.Nora experiences conflict with her husband and Krogstad.Krogstad tries to help Torvald and Nora in whatever way he can.Mrs. Linde is a longtime friend of Torvald’s and hopes that Nora can find her a job.Doctor Rank is a friend to both Nora and Torvald, and they respect his advice.Krogstad, who works for Torvald, secretly lent money to Nora, and intends to use this fact as blackmail.

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Mrs. Linde listens to Nora’s problems and offers advice.
B
Nora experiences conflict with her husband and Krogstad.
C
Krogstad tries to help Torvald and Nora in whatever way he can.
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Mrs. Linde is a longtime friend of Torvald’s and hopes that Nora can find her a job.
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Doctor Rank is a friend to both Nora and Torvald, and they respect his advice.
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Krogstad, who works for Torvald, secretly lent money to Nora, and intends to use this fact as blackmail.
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How does this interaction between Nora and the nurse affect the plot?

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Nora discusses the nurse’s child with her, which creates conflict.
B
Nora thinks about leaving her own family, which builds suspense.
C
Nora thinks about leaving her own family, which reveals her motivations.
D
Nora is not on a first-name basis with her nurse, which reveals her personality.
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Which statement best describes how the interaction between Nora and Helmer develops the plot?

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The letter is a symbol for the couple’s incompatible relationship.
B
The couple is always in conflict, which will continue throughout the play.
C
The couple has reached a point where the conflict has become more complicated.
D
The couple will need to come to an agreement about Krogstad, as things cannot get any worse.
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Which statement best explains how Ibsen creates suspense in this passage?

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He uses a flashback to show the audience a possible outcome for one of the play’s central conflicts.
B
He uses foreshadowing to tell the audience how the conflicts in the play will ultimately be resolved.
C
He uses dramatic irony by sharing Nora’s thoughts with the audience, revealing that Torvald will help her.
D
He uses dramatic irony because the audience knows that Nora is planning to kill herself, while Torvald does not.
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How does the play’s structure create suspense? Check all that apply.by building tension through a series of crises where Nora must keep her secretby not resolving the conflict too soon, as Nora is able to keep her secret for a few daysby resolving the central conflict early in the play to avoid any confusion over what may happenby letting the audience know early on how the play will end, when it’s clear that the family will be happyby introducing characters and conflicts early when the audience learns that Nora has committed a crime

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by building tension through a series of crises where Nora must keep her secret
B
by not resolving the conflict too soon, as Nora is able to keep her secret for a few days
C
by resolving the central conflict early in the play to avoid any confusion over what may happen
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by letting the audience know early on how the play will end, when it’s clear that the family will be happy
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by introducing characters and conflicts early when the audience learns that Nora has committed a crime

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