How might understanding an author's culture affect the way a reader interprets his or her work ?
a) culture explains the literary devices that the author uses in the work, such as metaphor, simile, and hyperbole.
b) culture lets the reader know which of the characters' behaviors are normal and which are unusual.
c) culture tells the reader why the author chose to write in a particular genre.
d) culture the reader understand personal details about the author.

B) culture lets the reader know which of the characters' behaviors are normal and which are unusual.

Explanation:

This is one of the ways in which understanding an author's culture can affect the way a reader interprets his or her work. In any narrative, the author will present a variety of characters that follow very particular behaviours. However, behaviours are usually normal or unusual depending on the culture we are living in. Therefore, by understanding an author's culture, we are more likely to be able to tell what the nature of the behaviour is, and what impact it will have on other characters.

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explanation:

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.