Unit Test: Common Core English Language Arts 10 B (Prescriptive)

Read the excerpt from Act 1 of "A Doll's House."

Mrs. Linde: Yes, but your father gave you the necessary funds.

Nora: [smiling] Yes, that is what Torvald and all the others think, but—

Mrs. Linde: But—

Nora: Papa didn't give us a shilling. It was I who procured the money.

Mrs. Linde: You? All that large sum?

Nora: Two hundred and fifty pounds. What do you think of that?

Mrs. Linde: But, Nora, how could you possibly do it? Did you win a prize in the Lottery?

Nora: [contemptuously] In the Lottery? There would—

How does this excerpt best develop the theme that society places limits on the roles of women?

A. As a woman, Nora is supposed to do whatever it takes to save her husband, but she cannot act alone.

B. As a woman, Nora cannot borrow money, but she does so behind her husband's back in order to save him.

C. As a woman, Nora cannot discuss money with men, so she does not reveal her actions to her husband.

D. As a woman, Nora is supposed to be flawless, so she must hide from her husband any mistake she makes.