American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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Who wrote the memoirs, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
Zora Neale Hurston
Ernest J. Gaines

The correct answer is: Ernest J. Gaines

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was written by Ernest J Gaines. Maya Angelou, although a notable writer and poet, wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and other works, but not The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Toni Morrison, another famous writer, is best known for her novels such as Beloved and The Bluest Eye, not for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Zora Neale Hurston, known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, did not write The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Therefore, the correct answer is D, Ernest J Gaines.