Answer:
Nora responds by saying she wishes she had inherited many of her father's qualities.
Step-by-step explanation:
Nora and Torvald are characters in Ibsen's play "A Doll's House". Torvald is an abusive, sexist husband. He sees Nora as his inferior, as someone who owes him blind obedience. He often treats her as a child and as being less intelligent than himself. For some time during the play, Nora satisfies him, playing her part as a subservient wife. She even behaves in a childish manner just to please Torvald.
In the particular moment we are analyzing here, Torvald is telling Nora she does not know to save money. He is accusing her of being reckless with her finances just like her father. Even though he does it in a very condescending manner, Nora does not get angry at him. As a matter of fact, all she does is reply that she wishes she had inherited many of her father's qualities. It's as if she has chosen not to understand how insulting Torvald's comment it.