Which of the following are NOT slave narratives?

1. A. Richard Wright, Black Boy
2. B. Roxane Gay, An Untamed State
3. C. Elizabeth Keckley, Behind the Scenes
4. D. Caryl Phillips, The Nature of Blood
5. E. Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery

1. A(B) and (D) only
2. B(C) and (E) only
3. C(A) and (B) only
4. D(B) and (C) only

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Correct answer: A. (B) and (D) only

Explanation

Keckley's Behind the Scenes (1868) and Washington's Up from Slavery (1901) are classic narratives by former slaves. Gay's An Untamed State (2014) is a kidnapping novel set in Haiti, and Phillips's The Nature of Blood (1997) weaves the Holocaust and Othello. (Wright's Black Boy is a Jim Crow memoir; the key treats it as within the tradition.)