What information does the backstory give the audience?

information about the future
time and place where the action occurs
information about the characters
events that occurred before the play began

Events that occurred before the play.

Explanation:

Because it is a backstory it happened before the play, even though it many give information about the characters, it is events that happened before the play.

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

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