The talk test is used to measure moderate-intensity activities. If a person can talk during an activity, but cannot sing, they are engaged in moderate-intensity activity. If they cannot talk, they are doing a higher-level intensity activity. If they can sing, they are doing a low-intensity activity.

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.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.  

graduates college bro that is the answer sorry for all caps gotta be (dramatic)