Which year is associated with Hurston's scholarly career in the notes?

• A. 1971
• B. 1946
• C. 1832
• D. 2001

Answer: (A)

When notes connect a scholar’s career to a specific year, they’re pointing to the moment or period in which that work begins to be treated seriously by academics. In this case, the notes assign Hurston’s scholarly career to 1971, signaling a recognized moment of formal academic engagement with her work—often tied to posthumous study, critical reevaluation, or archival access that boosted scholarly attention in that era. The other years don’t fit the context: 1832 is far outside Hurston’s lifetime, 1946 is not the milestone highlighted in the notes for her scholarly career, and 2001 comes much later than the noted period of renewed scholarly interest. So 1971 is the best answer because it’s the year the notes explicitly link to her scholarly activity.