MLA In-Text Citations Quiz

Critics are concerned not just about the lack of diversity in tech, but also about how "white interpretations of diversity" shape the industry____________________

Source: "Hacking the Boys' Club" by Anna Wiener, page 13. Published in New Republic May 2016:

• (13).

• (Wiener 13).

• (Anna Wiener 13).

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The reservoir in Central Park once received water from Westchester County's Croton River________________

Source: Bottlemania by Elizabeth Royte, page 19. Published by Bloomsbury, New York 2008:

• (19).

• (Elizabeth Royte 19).

• (Royt 19).

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In the 1972 election, the popular vote significantly favored President Richard Nixon over George McGovern_________________

Source: "Exhuming McGovern" by Joshua Mound, page 9. Published in New Republic May 2016:

• (Mound 9).

• (Joshua Mound 9).

• (9).

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To Annabelle, the silver dollar is more like a piece of jewelry than money_____________________

Source: Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk, page 4. Published by Dutton Children's Books, New York 2016:

• (Lauren Wolk 4).

• (Wolk 4).

• (4).

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The collapse of banks in Iceland led to $100 billion in losses_____________

Source: Boomerang by Michael Lewis, page 3. Published by W. W. Norton, New York 2011:

• (3).

• (Lewis 3).

• (Lewis 5).

• (Michael Lewis 3).

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At the beginning of the novel, Coraline watches a television show on "animals, birds, and insects which disguised themselves"_______________ This small detail connects to the book's bigger theme of identity, or what makes us who we are.

Source: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, page 5. Published by HarperCollins, New York 2012:

• (Gaiman 5).

• (5).

• (Neil Gaiman 5).

• (Gaiman 7).

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Politicians who want to connect to people should follow Barack Obama's example. In just his first year in the Senate, Obama writes, he hosted thirty-nine town hall meetings________________

Source: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, page 101. Published by Three Rivers Press, New York 2006:

• (Obama 101).

• (Barack Obama 101).

• (101).

• (Obama 105).

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When two parties are in conflict, dialogue is critical to reaching an understanding. As Lindahl writes, "Dialogue literally means words flowing through"_________________

Source: The Sacred Art of Listening by Kay Lindahl, page 29. Published by Skylight Paths Publishing, Woodstock, Vermont 2002:

• (29).

• (Kay Lindahl 29).

• (Lindahl 29).

• (25).

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Steinbeck shows the men squatting in the dust, marking the ground with a stick _____________ This type of imagery paints a picture of men who are reflective and thoughtful.

Source: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, page 34. Published by Penguin, New York 2002:

• (Steinbeck 34).

• (34).

• (John Steinbeck 34).

• (Steinbeck 32).

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Charlie's whole family saves money all year long in order to buy Charlie chocolate on his birthday that he gets "to eat all by himself" _________________This sacrifice shows the reader how much Charlie's family cares for him.

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, page 6. Published by Puffin Books, New York 2007:

• (6).

• (Roald Dahl 6).

• (Dahl 9).

• (Dahl 6).

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