Question

read the excerpt from act 1 of a dolls 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 didnt 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 have been no credit in that. how does this excerpt best develop the theme that society places limits on the roles of women? as a woman, nora is supposed to do whatever it takes to save her husband, but she cannot act alone. as a woman, nora cannot borrow money, but she does so behind her husbands back in order to save him. as a woman, nora cannot discuss money with men, so she does not reveal her actions to her husband. as a woman, nora is supposed to be flawless, so she must hide from her husband any mistake she makes.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Nora reveals that as a woman she couldn't borrow money openly. Society's rules for women at the time restricted their financial - related actions. So, she had to borrow money secretly behind her husband's back to save him, which shows society's limits on women's roles.

Answer:

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