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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: EMILY POST SAYS...
Clue: This object, from the Latin for shade, should be carried point down & close to the body when closed

SOLUTION: umbrella

PROBLEM: Category: OPERA
Clue: "Esmeralda", an 1840s opera, is based on a work by this "Miserable" author

SOLUTION: victor hugo

PROBLEM: Category: YOU'RE HERDING ME!
Clue: The biblical Abel herded these

SOLUTION:
sheep