WEIRD SAT WRITING QUESTION! PLEASE HELP! SAT TOMORROW!!!!

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Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:35:50 +0000

August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle consists of ten plays, [nine of which are set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, and each of which is set] in a different decade of the twentieth century.

(A) nine of which are set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, and each of
which is set
(B) nine of them arc set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, and each one of them arc set
(C) nine of them being set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, each of them is set
(D) nine of the plays set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, and the settings of each one is
(E) nine set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood, and each have their setting

To me, all answer choices seemed weird in one way or another. However, the correct answer choice is “A”.

Now, if we temporarily remove the part “nine of which are set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, an African American neighborhood,” since it is a non-essential clause and then try to write the rest of the sentence, it doesn’t make any sense:

“August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle consists of ten plays and each of which is set in a different…”
Does that make any sense? Or is my approach wrong? PLEASE HELP! I’ve got SAT tomorrow!