TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIT 
Clue: "Song Of Solomon" was the first of her novels to have a male protagonist

SOLUTION: toni morrison

PROBLEM: Category: CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY 
Clue: Some say this underworld canine has serpents entwined around his multiple necks

SOLUTION: cerberus

PROBLEM: Category: LOVE POETRY 
Clue: A Shakespeare sonnet accuses this purple flower of steaing its smell from the poet's love

SOLUTION:
the violet