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Match List I with List II

LIST I (Output Device)
LIST II (Description)
A) Richard Wright
I. A Mercy
B) Toni Morrison
II. Kindred
C) Barbara Chase Riboud
I. A MercyIII.American Hunger
D) Octavia Butler
IV. Sally Hemings

Options

A

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

B

A III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

C

A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

D

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

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Correct Answer :

Option A

A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Solution :

The correct option is A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

To understand why this match is correct, let us look at each author (listed in List I) and connect them with their corresponding work (listed in List II):

A) Richard Wright matches with III. American Hunger
Richard Wright was an influential American author. American Hunger is an autobiographical work by Richard Wright, written as a sequel to his famous autobiography Black Boy. It details his move to Chicago and his experiences with the Communist Party.

B) Toni Morrison matches with I. A Mercy
Toni Morrison was a Nobel Prize-winning American novelist. A Mercy is a novel published by her in 2008, which explores the early days of the slave trade in colonial America.

C) Barbara Chase-Riboud matches with IV. Sally Hemings
Barbara Chase-Riboud is an American sculptor, novelist, and poet. Her best-known novel, Sally Hemings (published in 1979), is a historical fiction work based on the life of Sally Hemings and her relationship with Thomas Jefferson.

D) Octavia Butler matches with II. Kindred
Octavia Butler was a prominent American science fiction writer. Kindred (published in 1979) is her most celebrated novel, which follows a young African-American woman who finds herself repeatedly transported back in time to a plantation in Maryland, where she meets her ancestors.

Matching these pairs together gives:
A - III
B - I
C - IV
D - II

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