MLA Structure

Every time you include evidence in your essay, it should be followed by a _____.

• citation

• quotation mark

• transition word

• comma

Your in-text citations should provide _____ information to one of your Works Cited entries, and the specific _____ of the evidence within the source material.

• linking / location

• disconnected / purpose

• disconnected / location

• linking / purpose

Your Works Cited entries should be organized ______.

• alphabetically

• by how frequenty they were used

• in whatever order you found them

• haphazardly

Each of your Works Cited entries should have a _____ indentation.

• hanging

• 1/2 inch

• normal

• nonexistent

What are two ways you can incorporate evidence in your body paragraphs?

• parentheses

• quotes

• paragraphs

• paraphrase

This is in MLA format: "Quoth the raven, nevermore" (Poe 120).

• true

• false

Where should your heading be on essays?

• on the back

• bottom right corner

• upper left corner

• upper right corner

Choose the correct MLA citation.

• Abigail begins to threaten Mr. Danforth when she says "Let you beware Mr. Danforth." (Miller 108)

• Abigail begins to threaten Mr. Danforth when she says, "Let you beware Mr. Danforth" (Abigail 108)

• "Let you beware Mr. Danforth" (Miller 108)

• Abigail begins to threaten Mr. Danforth when she says, "Let you beware Mr. Danforth" (Miller 108)

When writing in MLA format, it is essential to include the last name and page number at the top right corner of the document

• True

• Only the last name is required

• The page number should be at the bottom left corner

• False

What is the correct order of information for a book citation in an MLA Works Cited page?

• Author's last name, first name. Title of the book. Publisher, publication date.

• Title of the book. Author's last name, first name. Publisher, publication date.

• Author's first name, last name. Title of the book. Publication date, publisher.

• Author's last name, first name. Publication date. Title of the book. Publisher.