Choose the correct answer in the area bounded by the curve $y = x^3$, the $x$ - axis and the ordinates $x = -2$ and $x = 1$ is

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$\begin{array} (A) -9 \qquad &(B) \frac{-15}{4} \qquad &(C) \frac{15}{4} \qquad &(D) \frac{17}{4} \end{array}$