It is not wise to rely on the ________

Question

to determine whether a stereotype exists
in a book.

title, illustrations,
book's format, or copy-right date

I do not know how to answer this
question. My text says do not rely
on the date of publication to tell
you if a stereotype exists.
How would you answer this question.
Please help!! I have wracked my
brain over this question.

Which answer should I put?

I would put:title

Karin -- As other posters have said, this is a bad question. You can't rely on any of your choices to determine whether a stereotype exists. Writeacher said since your text says date of publication -- that's the answer that's expected.