DH1.Questions+26-30


 * 26. What else could Krogstad possibly come to the Helmer house to discuss?**

Krogstad initially comes to the Helmer house to discuss "bank business" (p. 56) with Helmer, most likely regarding his job security now that Torvald is a chief in the bank. (Later it is observed that when Helmer leaves, Krogstad finds Nora to ask about Mrs. Linde, saying that he recognizes her (p. 62) and thus hinting at the past relationship shared by Linde and Krogstad. Finally, the matter comes to its climax, where Krogstad interrogates Nora about her forgery of the signature on her bank loan.)


 * 27. What does the audience learn when Nora and Mrs. Linde discuss Krogstad?**


 * 28. What is revealed in the conversation between Dr. Rank and Mrs. Linde?**

It is revealed that Krogstad has a kind of berth in the bank. Also his character is rotten to the root, “he scuttles about breathlessly, sniffing out hints of moral corruption, and then maneuvers his victim into some sort of key position where he can keep an eye on him” (pg.58)

The question displays Nora’s joy and pride towards Torvald as he now has more authority than all the other workers in the bank. It also foreshadows Nora’s deal with Krogstad later on in the play, and how he ironically blackmails her, building up to the tension towards the final scene where Nora's act of deception is revealed to the audience.
 * 29. What can the audience infer from Nora's question as to whether "all the people who are employed in the Bank" are now "dependent on Torvald"?**

Nora’s offer of macaroons to Dr. Rank shows her deceptive and rebellious nature, as Torvald forbade her to eat them. Torvald does not allow Nora to eat macaroons because “he’s worried they’ll ruin [her] teeth” (p59). However, Nora decides to offer them to Dr. Rank and Mrs. Linde, and even lies and says “These are some Kristine gave me” (p59). Her action of eating and offering macaroons is a minor example of her deception, as well as her willingness to change.
 * 30. What is important about Nora's offer of macaroons to Dr. Rank?**


 * DH1.Questions 31-35**