Question

Read the sentence.

A student who is writing a summary about Helen Keller wants to cite information from page 16 of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.

Which answer choice is the correct internal citation for the quote?

(Keller 16).
(Gibson 16).
(Miracle Worker, 16).
(Gibson, p. 16).

Answer 1

(Gibson 16)

MLA in-text citations use the author's last name and page number with no comma or "p." If you were using APA you'd include the year and "p." (e.g., Gibson, 1960, p. 16).