Statement I: Toni Morrison's Beloved is based on the true story of an enslaved Black woman. Statement II: Beloved is a novel about the trauma of apartheid.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3. CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
4. DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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Correct answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Explanation

Beloved (1987) draws on Margaret Garner, who in 1856 killed her daughter rather than let her be returned to slavery. Its trauma is American slavery, not South African apartheid.