Even though the young family was going through a difficult time, they did not want anyone's because it made them feel worse.
sympathy
resentment
antipathy
fidelity

sympathy. The answer is A.

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.