Question

Read the passage. The play A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, is set in the Victorian era. The two main characters are Torvald Helmer, a bank manager, and his pretty, devoted wife, Nora. Torvald has many pet names for his wife, such as, “featherhead,” “spendthrift,” “little squirrel,” “doll-child,” and “frightened singing-bird.” Through the character of Torvald Helmer, what is the writer suggesting Victorian men thought of their wives?

They considered them elegant and refined.
They considered them capable and important.
They considered them spoiled and unhelpful.
They considered them shallow and weak.

Answer 1

the answer is the last one.

Answer 2

Answer: D) They considered them shallow and weak.

Explanation: In the given excerpt about the play "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, set in the Victorian era, we can see some of the pet names that Torvald Helmer (the main character) has for his wife Nora, this pet names: "frightened singing-bird," "little squirrel," "spendthrift," etc, shows how the Victorian men thought of their wives as shallow and weak (because of the comparison to little animals), so the correct answer is option D.