Which of the following would not help you understand a selection of world literature? A) geographical knowledge of the story's setting
B) research into cultural customs of the story's setting
C) stereotypes about people from the author's birthplace
D) knowledge of the history of the author's birthplace

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a

Explanation:

I think, it's the first answer because when we read some literature, we should know information about author. so if we know, we'll understand why he chose this or that words and plots. btw culture customs are also very important thing when we read something. and wb geographical knowledge like geolocation or nature? I can suppose, it doesn't matter soo...I choose the first item