Read the following passage from "the women's baths."
i have never known my grandmother to be so generous and open-handed as on the day which we spent at the market baths. she was and proud as she listened to the blessings called down on her by those who had received her largesse. then she gave me an intentionally lofty look, as if to say: "can you appreciate your grandmother's status now? how about telling your mother about this, now that she's begun to look down her nose at me? "

as she left the baths there was a certain air of haughtiness in her step, and she held herself proudly upright, although i had only known her walk resignedly, with a bent back, at home.

now she was enjoying the esteem which was hers only when she visited the market baths. at last i understood their
which of the following statements best expresses the writer's feelings about the rituals of women?

a. society tends to dismiss the elderly as unimportant.

b. women feel empowered by the secrets they keep from men.

c. traditional baths women feel appreciated and honored.

d. traditions must be passed down from generation to generation.

C. Traditional baths help women feel appreciated and honored.

Explanation:

The correct answer is C) traditional baths help women feel appreciated and honored.

The statement that best expresses the writer's feelings about the rituals of women is that traditional baths help women feel appreciated and honored.

Rituals are very important for women, as the author of the "Women's Baths" tried to transmit in the passage above. We can clearly see this in the excerpt that says: "She was pleased and proud as she listened to the blessings called down on her by those who had received her largesse." The author wants to transmit the notion that the grandmother felt good and very proud of herself by the compliments she received.

The author continues with another important moment to understand that traditional baths help women feel appreciated and honored when she writes: "Then she gave me an intentionally lofty look as if to say: "Can you appreciate your grandmother's status now?"

Ulfat al-Idlib (1912-2007)  is the author of "The Women Baths's." She was a Syrian writer and a feminist that supported women's rights.

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.