Question

In the canon of North African literature, Moroccan author Driss Chraïbi’s 1954 novel The Simple Past (Le Passé Simple) looms large. A coming-of-age story, a social meditation, and a sober gaze into the dark maw of French colonialism, ______ interrogates systemic power with memorable intensity.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
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Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) Chraïbi’s debut novel, published two years before Morocco gained its independence,
A
Chraïbi’s debut novel, published two years before Morocco gained its independence,
(Choice B) published two years before Morocco gained its independence, Chraïbi wrote a debut novel that
B
published two years before Morocco gained its independence, Chraïbi wrote a debut novel that
(Choice C) Chraïbi wrote a debut novel that, published two years before Morocco gained its independence,
C
Chraïbi wrote a debut novel that, published two years before Morocco gained its independence,
(Choice D) Morocco gained its independence two years before the publication of Chraïbi’s debut novel, which
D
Morocco gained its independence two years before the publication of Chraïbi’s debut novel, which

Answer 1

A) Chraïbi’s debut novel, published two years before Morocco gained its independence,