What is one reason the victorian era saw an increase in the population of theatergoers?
a. transportation systems improved.
b. shakespeare was writing plays.
c. movies and radio declined in popularity.
d. people in war-torn england sought escapism.

Transportation systems improved

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

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.