Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House.Nora: That letter is from Krogstad.Mrs. Linde: Nora—it was Krogstad who lent you the money!Nora: Yes, and now Torvald will know all about it.Mrs. Linde: Believe me, Nora, that's the best thing for both of you.Nora: You don't know all. I forged a name.Mrs. Linde: Good heavens—!Nora: I only want to say this to you, Christine—you must be my witness.Mrs. Linde: Your witness? What do you mean? What am I to—?Nora: If I should go out of my mind—and it might easily happen—Mrs. Linde: Nora!Nora: Or if anything else should happen to me—anything, for instance, that might prevent my being here—Mrs. Linde: Nora! Nora! you are quite out of your mind.Nora: And if it should happen that there were some one who wanted to take all the responsibility, all the blame, you understand—Mrs. Linde: Yes, yes—but how can you suppose—?Nora: Then you must be my witness, that it is not true, Christine. I am not out of my mind at all; I am in my right senses now, and I tell you no one else has known anything about it; I, and I alone, did the whole thing. Remember that.
Answer
A
Nora has accused Krogstad of forging her name on the loan she received from him, and threatens to expose him.
B
Nora has forged her father's name on the loan she received from Krogstad, and he is threatening to expose her to Helmer.
C
Nora fears that she will go out of her mind, and she needs Mrs. Linde’s promise that she will help when the time comes.
D
Mrs. Linde refuses to understand the severity of Nora’s problem between her and her husband and will not help her.
Explanation
Nora admits, “I forged a name,” and asks Mrs. Linde to witness that she alone took responsibility for the act. The excerpt identifies Krogstad as the person who lent Nora the money, while Nora fears Torvald will learn what happened. Choice B correctly explains that Nora forged her father’s name on the loan and that Krogstad’s letter threatens to expose her to Helmer.
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