Statement I: Doris Pilkington's Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence draws on the Stolen Generations. Statement II: Nadine Gordimer's My Son's Story concerns 'coloured' protagonists under apartheid.
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Correct answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
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Pilkington tells of her mother Molly's 1931 escape from Moore River; Gordimer's novel (1990) follows Sonny, a coloured teacher turned activist, and his family.
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