The student wants to introduce Pauline Hopkins to an audience unfamiliar with her career. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Pauline Hopkins is the author of Hagar’s Daughter, a serialized novel published from 1901 to 1902.
B
African American writer Pauline Hopkins created many genre-defining stories during her career, including the first African American mystery novel, Hagar’s Daughter.
C
Published in The Colored American Magazine from 1901 to 1902, Hagar’s Daughter is a serialized novel by Pauline Hopkins.
D
Hagar’s Daughter by Pauline Hopkins is considered the first African American mystery novel.
Explanation
Correct answer: B.
Choice B is the best answer. The sentence introduces Pauline Hopkins to an audience unfamiliar with her career, identifying her as a genre-defining African American writer and noting a career accomplishment.
Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect. The sentence emphasizes that Pauline Hopkins wrote a serialized novel but doesn’t introduce Hopkins to an audience unfamiliar with her career.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect. The sentence introduces Hopkins’s novel; it doesn’t introduce Hopkins.
Choice D
Choice D is incorrect. The sentence explains that a novel written by Hopkins is considered the first African American mystery novel; it doesn’t introduce Hopkins to an audience unfamiliar with her career.