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The Odyssey and Epic Poetry: An Introduction, Part 1 — Cumulative exam

Question 5 • Online ELA 9 - A

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA style?

Answer
A
Odysseus and his men “slept again above the wash of ripples.(Homer 68).”
B
Odysseus and his men, “slept again above the wash of ripples.(Homer 68)”
C
Odysseus and his men, “slept again above the wash of ripples.” Homer (68)
D
Odysseus and his men “slept again above the wash of ripples” (Homer 68).

Explanation

In MLA style, a parenthetical citation usually comes after the closing quotation mark and before the sentence’s final period. Choice D places “(Homer 68)” in that position, with the author’s name and page number and no comma between them. The other choices put punctuation or the citation in the wrong place.

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