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Fatema Mernissi, “Size 6: The Western Woman’s Harem”

According to the saleswoman, what skirt sizes are the norm?

A. 14 and 16

B. 10 and 12

C. 6 and 8

D. 4 and 6

According to Mernissi, how do women buy their clothes in Morocco?

A. By ordering from a catalog

B. By shopping in department stores

C. By buying fabric and having them tailor-made

D. By bargaining for handmade clothes in the market

What does the saleswoman tell the author that makes her realize “size 6” is a “violent restriction”?

A. Some women could lose their jobs if they didn’t diet.

B. All the designers agree that size 6 is the ideal.

C. The author should diet so she can fit into the store’s skirts.

D. Overweight women are ugly and will never attract a man.

What kind of woman does the author argue is the Western ideal?

A. A voluptuous, blonde college girl

B. An athletic woman in her fifties

C. A skinny adolescent girl

D. A silver haired sixty-year-old

What does the author thank Allah for as she returns home to Morocco?

A. Living in a country where her hips are appreciated

B. Preventing the male elite from learning about the tyranny of the size 6 ideal

C. Providing seamstresses who will make her a beautiful skirt

D. Providing delicious olives, sardines, and bread for her to eat