Read the excerpt from act 2 of A Doll's House.Nurse: What, out again? In this horrible weather? You will catch cold, ma'am, and make yourself ill.Nora: Well, worse than that might happen. How are the children?Nurse: The poor little souls are playing with their Christmas presents, but—Nora: Do they ask much for me?Nurse: You see, they are so accustomed to have their mamma with them.Nora: Yes, but, nurse, I shall not be able to be so much with them now as I was before.Nurse: Oh well, young children easily get accustomed to anything.Nora: Do you think so? Do you think they would forget their mother if she went away altogether?Nurse: Good heavens!—went away altogether?
Answer
A
It reveals that the nurse would make a better mother than Nora.
B
It conveys that Nora does not trust what the nurse says.
C
It demonstrates that Nora is considering leaving her children.
D
It shows that Nora’s children would be OK without her.
Explanation
Nora asks whether the children would forget their mother “if she went away altogether.” This question suggests that she is seriously thinking about leaving, especially since she has already said she will not be with them as much. The nurse’s startled response emphasizes how alarming the possibility seems; the passage does not establish that the children would be fine without Nora.
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