Questions
1. Does Torvald believe that Nora is responsible with money?

2. What difficulties has Mrs. Linde faced since she last saw Nora?

3. Why did the Helmers spend a year in Italy?

4. Why does Krogstad have leverage to blackmail Nora?

5. Is Torvald inclined to heed his wife's request and keep Krogstad employed at the bank?

Answers:
1. Torvald views Nora as a spendthrift who lacks an understanding of the value of money. He believes she constantly squanders money on unnecessary items.

2. Mrs. Linde married an older man out of necessity to support her mother and two brothers. The marriage lacked love and did not produce any children. After her husband's death, he left no provisions for her financial security. Consequently, Mrs. Linde has struggled to make ends meet.

3. Torvald's health deteriorated significantly due to overwork during their first year of marriage. Doctors recommended a prolonged stay in the south to aid his recovery, prompting their trip to Italy.

4. Nora borrowed the money for their trip to Italy from Krogstad, and to do so, she forged her father's name as a guarantor. Krogstad can blackmail Nora because she borrowed money without her husband's knowledge and committed the illegal act of forgery.

5. Torvald views Krogstad as despicable, a forger, and a moral failure who never acknowledges his wrongdoings. He intends to dismiss Krogstad and is unlikely to heed Nora's pleas to keep him employed.