This Pulitzer-Prize-winning author studied law but dropped out after the first semester. Like the narrator of her only novel, she was the daughter of a respected small-town attorney.
- Gertrude Stein
- Edith Wharton
- Anne Bradstreet
- Harper Lee
Answer
The correct answer is D) Harper Lee.
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