How does a story’s time period provide the reader with a reference point? Your answer should be 2 to 3 sentences.

The story's time period provides the reader with a reference point, for if someone reads a book about the early eighteen hundreds, they can assume that slavery has not yet been abolished and that people are outwardly racist. This helps provide a reference point, as if you didn't know the time period, you would be confused as why these events were happening.

Explanation:

can you copy and paste what selections you read? the answer is based off of that.