Read the excerpt from act 2 of a doll's house. helmer: rank led me to expect a splendid transformation. rank: [in the doorway] i understood so, but evidently i was mistaken. nora: yes, nobody is to have the chance of admiring me in my dress until tomorrow. helmer: but, my dear nora, you look so worn out. have you been practising too much? nora: no, i have not practised at all. helmer: but you will need to— nora: yes, indeed i shall, torvald. but i can't get on a bit without you to me; i have absolutely forgotten the whole thing. helmer: oh, we will soon work it up again. nora: yes, me, torvald. promise that you will! i am so nervous about it—all the people—. you must give yourself up to me entirely this evening. not the tiniest bit of business—you mustn't even take a pen in your hand. will you promise, torvald dear? helmer: i promise. this evening i will be wholly and absolutely at your service, you little mortal. ah, by the way, first of all i will just— [goes towards the hall door.] nora: what are you going to do there? helmer: only see if any letters have come. nora: no, no! don't do that, torvald! helmer: why not? nora: torvald, don't. there is nothing there. how does ibsen use dramatic irony to create suspense in this passage? rank says that he thought nora would be dressed up, while helmer says that he did not expect her to be. nora tells helmer that there are no letters in the box, while the audience knows that there is a letter from krogstad. nora says that no one can see her in her costume until the party, where she will dance the tarantella. helmer and rank promise to nora practice dancing, because she has not been practicing all day.

Part a: which of the following captures how foreign residents, or xenoi, regarded their status or position in ancient greek society? a. while some city-states discouraged immigration, most ancient greek societies allowed foreign residents partial citizenship, the most that foreigners could hope to attain. b. the majority of foreign residents felt unsafe in ancient greek society, as they were almost always expelled or killed if caught; this is because ancient greeks considered themselves superior to many if not all other civilizations. c. while their rights were limited and their relationship with locals shaky, metics had the opportunity of social mobility and full citizenship status, for either themselves or their children. d. the xenoi saw themselves as advanced and providing new services to greek society, as they often brought with them new skills, like pottery. part b: which of the following quotes best supports the answer to part a? a. “greeks persuaded themselves that it was they who had the best environment and characteristics and the purest blood line and were, therefore, born to rule.”(paragraph 11)b. “aside from slaves, most greek poleis would have had a number of free foreigners (xenoi) who had chosen to re-locate from other areas of greece, the mediterranean, and the near east, bringing with them skills such as pottery and metalworking.” (paragraph 16)c. “despite the suspicions and prejudices against foreign “barbarians” which often crop up in literary sources, there were cases when metoikoi did manage to become full citizens after a suitable display of loyalty and contribution to the good of the host state.” (paragraph 16)d. “however, some states, notably sparta, at times actively discouragedimmigration or periodically expelled xenoi.” (paragraph 16)