Question 7 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from act 3 of A Doll’s House. Helmer [reeling] : True? Is this true, that I read here? Horrible! No, no—it is impossible that it can be true. Nora: It is true. I have loved you above everything else in the world. Helmer: Oh, don't let us have any silly excuses. Nora [taking a step towards him] : Torvald—! Helmer: Miserable creature—what have you done? Nora: Let me go. You shall not suffer for my sake. You shall not take it upon yourself. Helmer: No tragic airs, please. [Locks the hall door.] Here you shall stay and give me an explanation. Do you understand what you have done? Answer me! Do you understand what you have done? What evidence from the passage best supports the theme that one's true nature is revealed in times of distress?
Answer
A
“True? Is this true, that I read here?”
B
“No, no—it is impossible that it can be true.”
C
“Miserable creature—what have you done?”
D
“Here you shall stay and give me an explanation.”
Explanation
Helmer’s reaction to the crisis reveals how he truly regards Nora: he calls her a “Miserable creature” and immediately blames her. This harsh response shows contempt rather than the loving concern Nora might expect, supporting the idea that a person’s nature is revealed in times of distress.
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