Question

read the excerpt from act 2 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: when you introduced him to me yesterday, he declared he had often heard my name mentioned in this house, but afterwards i noticed that your husband hadnt the slightest idea who i was. so how could doctor rank—? nora: that is quite right, christine. torvald is so absurdly fond of me that he wants me absolutely to himself, as he says. at first he used to seem almost jealous if i mentioned any of the dear folk at home, so naturally i gave up doing so. but i often talk about such things with doctor rank, because he likes hearing about them. mrs. linde: listen to me, nora. you are still very like a child in many things, and i am older than you in many ways and have a little more experience. let me tell you this—you ought to make an end of it with doctor rank. what prediction does this excerpt best support? ○ helmer is going to become jealous of doctor rank. ○ nora will tell doctor rank that she does not love him. ○ nora will ask doctor rank for money to pay the debt. ○ mrs. linde will accuse nora of having an affair.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Helmer is possessive of Nora (he dislikes her mentioning others, so she stopped talking about her family to him but talks to Doctor Rank). Mrs. Linde warns Nora to end her interactions with Rank, which hints at Helmer's potential jealousy over Nora's close conversations with Rank. The other options are not supported: there's no indication Nora will reject Rank's love, ask him for money, or that Mrs. Linde will accuse Nora of an affair.

Answer:

Helmer is going to become jealous of Doctor Rank.