14. This passage most strongly speaks to what line of social commentary made in the story?

The objectification and commodification of women in Egyptian society.
The value and prestige of foreign objects in the Egyptian household.
The contempt the lower class feels for the wealth of the business class.
The discomfort and artificiality of arranged marriages in Egypt.

15. The term “dowry” refers to what cultural practice?

the announcing of the marriage at a huge party funded by the groom.
a legal contract similar to a prenuptial agreement that secures the man’s funds.
the father presenting the bride with a cow or goat on the wedding day.
the gift or payment a bride’s family pays to the groom.