"We live in a great democracy. So donate now and support the troops
who are protecting our freedom."
(How is this pathos?)

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.

i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience