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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 43

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 is/are (an) American novel/s of the 19th century?

  1. Moby Dick
  2. The Scarlet Letter
  3. A Farewell to Arms
  4. The Age of Innocence

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Correct answer: (A) Moby Dick; (B) The Scarlet Letter

Explanation

Moby-Dick (1851) and The Scarlet Letter (1850) were published in the 19th century. A Farewell to Arms (1929) and The Age of Innocence (1920) are 20th-century novels, though the second is set in the 1870s.