Read the passage from "the beginnings of the maasai.”

in the very beginning of the world, enkai was the only god: the guardian of rain, fertility, sun, and love. with that love, enkai birthed three sons who became the fathers of the three tribes. enkai gave each tribe a gift to them succeed in their new home. upon the father of the kikuyu, enkai bestowed a hoe to cultivate the plains. to the father of the kamba, enkai gifted a bow and arrow so his people could hunt wild animals in the forests and plains. to my father, neiterkob, the father of the maasai, enkai gave a stick.

why does the myth explain that each tribe has its own gift?

a. to show why the tribes dislike each other
b. to show why the tribes admire each other
c. to show the maasai’s view that each tribe has a purpose
d. to show the maasai’s view that some tribes are inferior

Read the excerpt from act 1 of a doll's house. helmer: nora! [goes up to her and takes her playfully by the ear.] the same little featherhead! suppose, now, that i borrowed fifty pounds today, and you spent it all in the christmas week, and then on new year's eve a slate fell on my head and killed me, and— nora: [putting her hands over his mouth]. oh! don't say such horrid things. helmer: still, suppose that happened, —what then? nora: if that were to happen, i don't suppose i should care whether i owed money or not. helmer: yes, but what about the people who had lent it? nora: they? who would bother about them? i should not know who they were. helmer: that is like a woman! but seriously, nora, you know what i think about that. no debt, no borrowing. there can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt. we two have kept bravely on the straight road so far, and we will go on the same way for the short time longer that there need be any struggle. nora: [moving towards the stove]. as you , torvald. how does the interaction between helmer and nora advance the plot? nora realizes that helmer will completely disapprove of her having borrowed money, so she has to continue to keep it a secret from him. nora realizes that she and helmer have the same ideas about financial issues, and the conversation brings them closer together later in the play. helmer realizes that nora is more responsible with money than he originally thought, and he trusts her more with finances later in the play. nora realizes that helmer knows a lot more about borrowing and lending, and she will seek his input later when she needs it.