Read this excerpt from a doll’s house, by henrik ibsen. mrs linde. i arrived by steamer this morning. nora. to have some fun at christmas-time, of course. how delightful! we will have such fun together! but take off your things. you are not cold, i hope. her.] now we will sit down by the stove, and be cosy. no, take this armchair; i will sit here in the rocking-chair. [takes her hands.] now you look like your old self again; it was only the first moment--you are a little paler, christine, and perhaps a little thinner. what is the effect of the dialogue in this excerpt? it describes nora and mrs. linde’s relationship. it indicates nora’s volume and tone of voice. it establishes a sympathetic mood. it explains how the characters first met.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

the answer is: tabard inn, southwark.

in "the canterbury tales," by geoffrey chaucer, the twenty-nine diverse group of pilgrims is staying at a tavern in southwark, london, as they are traveling to canterbury. they wish to visit the relics of saint thomas becket in canterbury   cathedral in order to him for his when they underwent necessities.