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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
1. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen; Price).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: Page numbers for quotations from paginated print works must be provided in parenthetical citations.
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen 51; Price 120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: Page numbers for quotations from paginated print works must be provided in parenthetical citations.
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen 51; Price 120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
2. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
Works Cited
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
———. The Secret Agent. Penguin Classics, 2007.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: There is more than one work by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list, so more information—in this case, the title—is needed to let your reader know which source you are citing. You can provide this information in your prose or in parentheses.
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (Heart 41).
Works Cited
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
———. The Secret Agent. Penguin Classics, 2007.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: There is more than one work by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list, so more information—in this case, the title—is needed to let your reader know which source you are citing. You can provide this information in your prose or in parentheses.
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (Heart 41).
Works Cited
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
———. The Secret Agent. Penguin Classics, 2007.
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Question 3 of 15
3. Question
3. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
According to one review, Albert Memmi’s novel Pillar of Salt “powerfully distinguishes itself through its unblinking examination of the contradictions that thwart” the protagonist’s “most altruistic ambitions.”
Work Cited
Review of Albert Memmi’s Pillar of Salt. Publishers Weekly, 3 Feb. 1992, www .publishersweekly.com/978-0-8070-8327-7.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: Since the citation is for a review of Memmi’s novel, not for the novel itself, include a parenthetical citation that keys to the first element of the works-cited-list entry for the review, which happens to be the word Review.
According to one review, Albert Memmi’s novel Pillar of Salt “powerfully distinguishes itself through its unblinking examination of the contradictions that thwart” the protagonist’s “most altruistic ambitions” (Review).
Work Cited
Review of Albert Memmi’s Pillar of Salt. Publishers Weekly, 3 Feb. 1992, www .publishersweekly.com/978-0-8070-8327-7.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: Since the citation is for a review of Memmi’s novel, not for the novel itself, include a parenthetical citation that keys to the first element of the works-cited-list entry for the review, which happens to be the word Review.
According to one review, Albert Memmi’s novel Pillar of Salt “powerfully distinguishes itself through its unblinking examination of the contradictions that thwart” the protagonist’s “most altruistic ambitions” (Review).
Work Cited
Review of Albert Memmi’s Pillar of Salt. Publishers Weekly, 3 Feb. 1992, www .publishersweekly.com/978-0-8070-8327-7.
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
4. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad of the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
Works Cited
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
———. The Secret Agent. Penguin Classics, 2007.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are two works by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list and one work by Chinua Achebe, so the citation must indicate, in your prose or in parentheses, the author and title of the work being cited.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are two works by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list and one work by Chinua Achebe, so the citation must indicate, in your prose or in parentheses, the author and title of the work being cited.
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Question 5 of 15
5. Question
5. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
Margaret Cohen—who published a groundbreaking study in 1999 on the sentimental novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (Sentimental Education 5)—later followed up with an article on “the archive of literature” (“Narratology” 51).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There is more than one work by Margaret Cohen cited in the sentence, so the writer needs to indicate in prose or in parentheses the title of each work.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There is more than one work by Margaret Cohen cited in the sentence, so the writer needs to indicate in prose or in parentheses the title of each work.
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
6. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
“He was obeyed,” writes the narrator about the company manager in Heart of Darkness “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
Works Cited
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: The first element of the entry for Heart of Darkness is the author’s name—Conrad—so the in-text citation must include the author’s name, either in your prose or in parentheses:
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad about the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
“He was obeyed,” writes the narrator about the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (Conrad 41).
Works Cited
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: The first element of the entry for Heart of Darkness is the author’s name—Conrad—so the in-text citation must include the author’s name, either in your prose or in parentheses:
“He was obeyed,” writes Conrad about the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (41).
“He was obeyed,” writes the narrator about the company manager in Heart of Darkness, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (Conrad 41).
Works Cited
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
7. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
Margaret Cohen—the author of the 1999 book The Sentimental Education of the Novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (5)—later followed up with an article on “the archive of literature” (51).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: There is more than one work by Margaret Cohen cited in the sentence, but the sentence names only one title. The writer needs to indicate in prose or in parentheses the title of each work:
Margaret Cohen—the author of the 1999 book The Sentimental Education of the Novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (5)—later followed up with “Narratology in the Archive,” an article on “the archive of literature” (51).
Margaret Cohen—the author of a 1999 study on the sentimental novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (Sentimental Education 5)—later followed up with an article on “the archive of literature” (“Narratology” 51).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: There is more than one work by Margaret Cohen cited in the sentence, but the sentence names only one title. The writer needs to indicate in prose or in parentheses the title of each work:
Margaret Cohen—the author of the 1999 book The Sentimental Education of the Novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (5)—later followed up with “Narratology in the Archive,” an article on “the archive of literature” (51).
Margaret Cohen—the author of a 1999 study on the sentimental novel, “a literary history written from the archive” (Sentimental Education 5)—later followed up with an article on “the archive of literature” (“Narratology” 51).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
8. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
In David Lodge’s novel Changing Places, the narrator remarks that “two professors of English literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour.”
Work Cited
Lodge, David. Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses. 2nd ed., Penguin Books, 1979.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: If you quote from a paginated print work, you must provide a page number indicating where a quotation can be found. Give page numbers in parentheses, not in your prose.
In David Lodge’s novel Changing Places, the narrator remarks that “two professors of English literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour” (7).
Work Cited
Lodge, David. Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses. 2nd ed., Penguin Books, 1979.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: If you quote from a paginated print work, you must provide a page number indicating where a quotation can be found. Give page numbers in parentheses, not in your prose.
In David Lodge’s novel Changing Places, the narrator remarks that “two professors of English literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour” (7).
Work Cited
Lodge, David. Changing Places: A Tale of Two Campuses. 2nd ed., Penguin Books, 1979.
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
9. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
In a special issue of Representations on surface reading, Margaret Cohen writes about “the archive of literature” (51), and Leah Price discusses “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are works by two different authors cited in the sentence, so the authors’ names need to be provided in prose or in parentheses.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are works by two different authors cited in the sentence, so the authors’ names need to be provided in prose or in parentheses.
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
10. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen 51; Price 120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: There are two works by Cohen in the works-cited list, so the title of the work cited in the sentence must be provided in prose or parentheses.
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from Margaret Cohen’s discussion, in “Narratology of the Archive,” of “the archive of literature” to an examination by Leah Price, in “The History of a Book,” of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (51; 120).
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen “Narratology” 51; Price 120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: There are two works by Cohen in the works-cited list, so the title of the work cited in the sentence must be provided in prose or parentheses.
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from Margaret Cohen’s discussion, in “Narratology of the Archive,” of “the archive of literature” to an examination by Leah Price, in “The History of a Book,” of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (51; 120).
In 2009, Representations published a special issue on surface reading that included essays on a range of topics, from discussions of “the archive of literature” to an examination of “the whole spectrum of social practices for which printed matter provides a prompt” (Cohen “Narratology” 51; Price 120).
Works Cited
Cohen, Margaret. “Narratology in the Archive.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 51–75.
———. The Sentimental Education of the Novel. Princeton UP, 1999.
Price, Leah. “The History of a Book to a ‘History of the Book.’” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Sharon Marcus and Stephen Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 120–38.
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
11. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
“He was obeyed,” writes the narrator about the company manager, “yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect” (Conrad, Heart 41).
Works Cited
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Books, 1994.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Penguin Books, 1995.
———. The Secret Agent. Penguin Classics, 2007.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are two works by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list and one work by Chinua Achebe, so the citation must indicate, in your prose or in parentheses, the author and title of the work being cited.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: There are two works by Joseph Conrad in the works-cited list and one work by Chinua Achebe, so the citation must indicate, in your prose or in parentheses, the author and title of the work being cited.
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
12. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
As a recent report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare notes, “As the characteristics of the Australian population change, understanding current and emerging societal shifts behind this change is crucial to appropriately and effectively deliver health and welfare services” (xii).
Work Cited
Australia’s Welfare 2019: Data Insights. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: Even though the publisher, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, is mentioned in the text, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare does not key to the first element of the entry, so your citation needs to include a short form of the title.
As a recent report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare notes, “As the characteristics of the Australian population change, understanding current and emerging societal shifts behind this change is crucial to appropriately and effectively deliver health and welfare services” (Australia’s Welfare xii).
Work Cited
Australia’s Welfare 2019: Data Insights. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: Even though the publisher, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, is mentioned in the text, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare does not key to the first element of the entry, so your citation needs to include a short form of the title.
As a recent report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare notes, “As the characteristics of the Australian population change, understanding current and emerging societal shifts behind this change is crucial to appropriately and effectively deliver health and welfare services” (Australia’s Welfare xii).
Work Cited
Australia’s Welfare 2019: Data Insights. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019.
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
13. Does the following example show correct in-text citations?
Helen Hayward remarks that “V. S. Naipaul’s work speaks eloquently to the contemporary world.”
Work Cited
Hayward, Helen. “Worlds within a Self: V. S. Naipaul and Modernity.” Times Literary Supplement, 10 Apr. 2020, www .the-tls.co.uk/articles/v-s-naipauls-journeys-sanjay-krishnan-review-helen-hayward/.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: The author’s name in the text keys to the first element of the works-cited-list entry. Since the source is an article on a website, there are no page numbers to give, so the citation is complete.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: The author’s name in the text keys to the first element of the works-cited-list entry. Since the source is an article on a website, there are no page numbers to give, so the citation is complete.
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
14. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
Some scholars have recently advocated that critics move away from readings that focus on what might be hidden in a text (Best).
Work Cited
Best, Stephen, and Sharon Marcus. “Surface Reading: An Introduction.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Marcus and Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 1–21.
Correct
Answer: No
Explanation: Since the work is by two authors, both authors’ names must be included in prose or parentheses in the in-text citation.
Some scholars have recently advocated that critics move away from readings that focus on what might be hidden in a text (Best and Marcus).
Work Cited
Best, Stephen, and Sharon Marcus. “Surface Reading: An Introduction.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Marcus and Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 1–21.
Incorrect
Answer: No
Explanation: Since the work is by two authors, both authors’ names must be included in prose or parentheses in the in-text citation.
Some scholars have recently advocated that critics move away from readings that focus on what might be hidden in a text (Best and Marcus).
Work Cited
Best, Stephen, and Sharon Marcus. “Surface Reading: An Introduction.” The Way We Read Now, special issue of Representations, edited by Marcus and Best with Emily Apter and Elaine Freedgood, vol. 108, no. 1, fall 2009, pp. 1–21.
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
15. Does the following example show a correct in-text citation?
The practice of coining new personal pronouns goes back centuries, as a recent book notes (D. Baron 7).
Works Cited
Baron, Dennis. What’s Your Pronoun? Liveright Publishing, 2020.
Baron, Naomi S. “Redefining Reading: The Impact of Digital Communication Media.” PMLA, vol. 128, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 193–200.
Correct
Answer: Yes
Explanation: Since there are two authors in the works-cited list with the last name Baron, when you cite one of the authors, you must include the author’s full name in prose or first initial in parentheses.
Incorrect
Answer: Yes
Explanation: Since there are two authors in the works-cited list with the last name Baron, when you cite one of the authors, you must include the author’s full name in prose or first initial in parentheses.