1. Which one of these parenthetical documentations is correct?

A (Smith, 42)

B (Smith 42)

C (Smith p. 42)

D (Smith, p. 42)

2. On the works cited page, what is the proper order for the following sources to be listed?
(1) French, Gary. The Game of Golf. New York: Harcourt, 2010. Print.
(2) Jones, Mary. My Name is Plain. Miami: Bostick, 2007. Print.
(3) Forest, Geneva. Are You Kidding? Ohio: Greer, Inc., 2011. Print.
(4) Dunn, David. The Road to Peace. Houston: Aries Pub., 2009. Print.
(5) Gollut, Rex. My Life at the Movies. Sacramento: Logan, 2008. Print.

A 4, 5, 3, 1, 2

B 1, 3, 5, 2, 4

C 5, 3, 4, 2, 1

D 4, 3, 1, 5, 2

3. In this list of book sources, which author’s entry has an incorrect part?
(1) French, Gary. The Game of Golf. New York: Harcourt, 2010. Print.
(2) Jones, Mary. My Name is Plain. Miami: Bostick, 2007. Print.
(3) Forest, Geneva. Are You Kidding? Ohio: Greer, Inc., 2011. Print.
(4) Dunn, David. The Road to Peace. Houston: Aries Pub., 2009. Print.
(5) Gollut, Rex. My Life at the Movies. Sacramento: Logan, 2008. Print.

A French

B Jones

C Forest

D Dunn

4. Author Peter Graff wrote two articles, “Professing Literature” and “The Luck of the Draw,” that were used in a research paper. Look at the following in-text citation and then select the true statement below it:

In 1850, there were only eight graduate students in the United States (Graff, “Professing” 26).

A This parenthetical documentation is correct as shown.

B Something is wrong with this parenthetical documentation.

5. Read the following sentence; then select the correct statement below.

The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

A This sentence requires parenthetical documentation.

B This sentence does not require parenthetical documentation.

6. Read the following sentence; then select the correct statement below.

The early Pilgrim settlers’ religious principles, such as freedom of conscience and the value of individual enterprise, helped to shape our capitalistic economy.

A This sentence requires parenthetical documentation.

B This sentence does not require parenthetical documentation.

7. Read the following sentence; then select the correct statement below.

In the five years after the potato famine, Ireland lost a fourth of its population to death and emigration.

A This sentence requires parenthetical documentation.

B This sentence does not require parenthetical documentation.

8. Read the descriptions and then select the correct MLA works cited entry below.

You used an article, “Going the Distance,” by Suzanna Gopal. It appears on pages 95–96 of the November 2010 issue of Time magazine.

A Gopal, Suzanna. “Going the Distance.” Time Nov. 2010: 95–96. Print.

B Gopal, Suzanna. “Going the Distance.” Time November 2010: 95–96. Print.

9. Read the descriptions and then select the correct MLA works cited entry below.

You used information from a book, Pakistan: A History, by John Roy. It was published in 2008 by Grove Press in New York.

A Roy, John. Pakistan: A History. Grove: New York, 2008. Print.

B Roy, John. Pakistan: A History. New York: Grove, 2008. Print.

10. Read the descriptions and then select the correct MLA works cited entry below.

You need to cite an article, “Hello, World,” by Lisa Fetter. It appeared on the website Salon.com on January 22, 2010, and you accessed it on October 14, 2010. The site is sponsored by Salon Media Group.

A Fetter, Lisa. “Hello, World.” Salon.com. Salon Media Group, 22 Jan. 2010. Web. Oct. 14, 2010.

B Fetter, Lisa. “Hello, World.” Salon.com 22 Jan. 2010. Salon Media Group, Oct. 14, 2010.

All complete. Great job!