A Doll's House

A Doll's house opens on Christmas Eve. _______ enters her well-furnished living room--the setting of the entire play---carrying several packages.

• Nora

• Kristine Linde

• Torvald

• Krogstad

He greets her playfully and affectionately, but then chides her for ___________________ Christmas gifts.

• forgetting to buy

• spending too much money on

• spending too much time wrapping

Their conversation reveals that the Helmers have had to be careful with ________________ for many years, but that Torvald has recently obtained a new position at the bank where he works that will afford them a more comfortable lifestyle.

• time

• money

• home furnishings

Helene, the maid, announces that the Helmers' dear friend ____________ has come to visit.

• Dr. Rank

• Torvald

• Krogstad

At the same time, another visitor has arrived, this one unknown. To _______________'s great surprise, ______________ a former school friend, comes into the room.

• Nora, Kristine Linde

• Kristine, Nora

• Nora, Dr. Rank

• Torvald, Kristine

Nora inquires further about Mrs. LInde's life, and Mrs. Linde explains that for years she had to care for her sick mother and her two younger brothers. She states that her mother has passed away, though, and that the brothers are too old to need her. Instead of feeling relief, Mrs. Linde says she feels empty because she has no ______________________________.

• Money

• Occupation

• House

Krogstad leaves, and when Torvald returns, Nora tries to convince him not to fire Krogstad, but Torvald will hear nothing of it. He declares Krogstad an _________________ man and states that he feels ________________ in the presence of such people.

• Immoral, physically ill

• upstanding, wonderful

_____________ became sick, she adds, and the couple had to travel to Italy so that he could recover.

• Torvald

• Krogstad

• Dr. Rank

Nora promises to speak to Torvald and then revelas a great secret to Mrs. Linde--without _________________'s knowledge, _____________ illegally borrowed money for the trip they took to Italy.

• Nora, Torvald

• Torvald, Nora

She told _____________ the money had come from her father. For years, __________________ reveals, she has worked and saved in secret, slowly repaying the debt, and soon it will be fully repaid.

• Torvald, Nora

• Nora, Torvald

• Dr. Rank, Nora

• Krogstad, Kristine