A Doll’s House, Part 1: Dramatic Elements and Characterization
Question 3 • CISD TX- Eng II B CR Nov 2026
Read the passage from A Doll’s House.Nora: Tell me, is it really true that you did not love your husband? Why did you marry him?Mrs. Linde: My mother was alive then, and was bedridden and helpless, and I had to provide for my two younger brothers; so I did not think I was justified in refusing his offer.Nora: No, perhaps you were quite right. He was rich at that time, then?Mrs. Linde: I believe he was quite well off. But his business was a precarious one; and, when he died, it all went to pieces and there was nothing left.
Answer
A
by revealing that Mrs. Linde felt that she had to accept her husband’s proposal
B
by introducing the conflict that Mrs. Linde was not in love with her husband
C
by showing that Mrs. Linde played a large role in her husband’s business
D
by describing how Mrs. Linde’s rejected the proposal to care for her family