Question

read the passage from act 1 of the play
krogstad: i promised to get you that amount, on certain conditions. your mind was so taken up with your husbands illness, and you were so anxious to get the money for your journey, that you seem to have paid no attention to the conditions of our bargain. therefore, it will not be amiss if i remind you of them. now, i promised to get the money on the security of a bond which i drew up.
nora: yes, and which i signed.
krogstad: good. but below your signature there were a few lines constituting your father a surety for the money; those lines your father should have signed.
nora: should? he did sign them....
krogstad: tell me, mrs. helmer, can you by any chance remember what day your father died?—on what day of the month, i mean.
how does the interaction between krogstad and nora create suspense?
it provides the audience with the resolution to the conflict that occurs between nora and her husband.
it causes the audience to dislike nora for her dishonesty about how she obtained the money from her father.
it causes the audience to become anxious about what krogstad intends to do with the evidence he presents to nora.
it allows the audience to understand how nora obtained the money she needed to pay for her husbands medical expenses.

Explanation:

Suspense in literature is created when the audience is left in a state of uncertainty and anxiety about what will happen next. In this interaction, Krogsstad is hinting at some evidence (the bond - related issues) and asking Nora about her father's death date. This makes the audience wonder what Krogsstad will do with this information. The first option is incorrect because it's about resolution, not suspense. The second option is about audience dislike, not suspense. The fourth option is about understanding a past event (how Nora got the money), not creating suspense. The third option correctly identifies that the audience becomes anxious about Krogsstad's intentions with the evidence.

Answer:

It causes the audience to become anxious about what Krogsstad intends to do with the evidence he presents to Nora.