Arrange the following works chronologically:

1. A. The English Patient
2. B. The Swinging Bridge
3. C. Lives of Girls and Women
4. D. Family Matters
5. E. Birnam Wood

1. AD, B, A, C, E
2. BB, A, D, C, E
3. CC, B, D, A, E
4. DC, A, D, B, E

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Correct answer: D. C, A, D, B, E

Explanation

Alice Munro, Lives of Girls and Women (1971) → Ondaatje, The English Patient (1992) → Mistry, Family Matters (2002) → Ramabai Espinet, The Swinging Bridge (2003) → Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood (2023).