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In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, Clotel is described as a quadroon. What does this mean ?

In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown’s Clotel, Clotel is described as a quadroon. What does this mean ?

A. She is one-quarter Black.
B. She is one-eighth Black.
C. She is White.
D. She cannot be a slave.