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GATE 2024 XH2 (English) – Question 44

History of English Literature and Literary Studies · Global Perspectives on Literary Studies: Anglophone literatures (British, American, Canadian and other postcolonial literatures) · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of the following novels is/are written by African-American women?

  1. The Color Purple
  2. The Ink Black Heart
  3. My Name is Red
  4. The Bluest Eye

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Correct answer: (A) The Color Purple; (D) The Bluest Eye

Explanation

The Color Purple is by Alice Walker and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The Ink Black Heart is by Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling) and My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk.