Read the passage from a doll’s house.

helmer: [calls out from his room]. is that my little lark twittering out there?

nora: [busy opening some of the parcels]. yes, it is!

helmer: is it my little squirrel bustling about?

nora: yes!

helmer: when did my squirrel come home?

nora: just now. [puts the bag of macaroons into her pocket and wipes her mouth.] come in here, torvald, and see what i have bought.

helmer: don't disturb me. [a little later, he opens the door and looks into the room, pen in hand.] bought, did you say? all these things? has my little spendthrift been wasting money again?

nora: yes but, torvald, this year we really can let ourselves go a little. this is the first christmas that we have not needed to economize.

helmer: still, you know, we can't spend money recklessly.

nora: yes, torvald, we may be a wee bit more reckless now, mayn't we? just a tiny wee bit! you are going to have a big salary and earn lots and lots of money.

helmer: yes, after the new year; but then it will be a whole quarter before the salary is due.

which inference about nora does this passage best support?

a) she is overwhelmed by the responsibilities she has during the holidays.
b) she is glad that she finally has money to spend on gifts for the holidays.
c) she is ashamed at having spent so much money on christmas presents.
d) she is proud of her husband and buys gifts to show off their fortune.