Magda is reading a book called the last american when she comes across the following passage: what a change has come over nofuhl! he is the youngest man aboard. we all share his delight, as our discoveries are truly marvellous. this morning while i was yet in my bunk he ran into the cabin and, forgetting our difference in rank, seized me by the arm and tried to drag me out. his excitement so had the better of him that i captured little meaning from his words. hastening after him, however, i was amazed to see such ancient limbs transport a man so rapidly. he skipped up the narrow stairs like a heifer and, young though i am, it was faster than i could follow. excerpt from the last american, by j. a. mitchell (1902) which of magda’s observations is correct, based on explicit textual evidence? a. nofuhl is known for disobeying authority. b. the narrator is angered by nofuhl’s behavior. c. nofuhl is thrilled by something that has been found. d. the narrator fails to understand nofuhl’s enthusiasm.  

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.