This document provides a writing exercise that tests students' abilities to correctly format in-text citations in MLA style. The exercise presents 8 multiple choice questions, each with a short document citation and two response options for an in-text citation - one formatted correctly and one formatted incorrectly according to MLA style. The correct answers are formatted with the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number cited.

1. Name _________________________________________ Date _________________________<br />Writing for College Ms. Johnson<br />MLA Author/Page Citation Exercises<br />Circle the letter of the MLA in-text citation that is handled correctly. <br />1. The student is quoting from page 26 of the following source:<br />Hawley, Richard A. Thinking about Drugs and Society: Responding to an Epidemic. New York:<br />Walker, 1988.<br />a. According to Richard Hawley, “The use of cannabis has been traced back four thousand years to <br />ancient China” (26).<br />b. According to Richard Hawley, “The use of cannabis has been traced back four thousand years <br />to ancient China” (p. 26).<br />2. The student is quoting from page 26 of the following source:<br />Hawley, Richard A. Thinking about Drugs and Society: Responding to an Epidemic.<br />New York: Walker, 1988.<br />a. Richard A. Hawley reports that although the ancient Chinese used marijuana for medical purposes, “there is no record of the Chinese using it as a pleasure producing drug” (26).<br />b. Richard A. Hawley reports that although the ancient Chinese used marijuana for medical purposes, “there is no record of the Chinese using it as a pleasure producing drug.” (26)<br />3. The student is summarizing information from page 63 of the following source:<br />Henningfield, Jack E., and Nancy Almand Ator. Barbiturates: Sleeping Potion or Intoxicant?<br />New York: Chelsea, 1986.<br />a. Drugs classified as Schedule I by the Drug Enforcement Administration are illegal,<br />even for medical purposes, but they are allowed in authorized experiments (Henningfield<br />63).<br />b. Drugs classified as Schedule I by the Drug Enforcement Administration are illegal,<br />even for medical purposes, but they are allowed in authorized experiments (Henningfield<br />and Ator 63).<br />4. The student is citing a statistic that appeared in the following unsigned article:<br />“Cross-Eyed and Painless.” Economist 6 July 1991: 89.<br />a. Nearly half of 1,035 oncologists surveyed in 1991 said that if smokable marijuana were<br />legal for cancer patients, they would prescribe it (Economist 89).<br />b. Nearly half of 1,035 oncologists surveyed in 1991 said that if smokable marijuana were<br />legal for cancer patients, they would prescribe it (“Cross-Eyed” 89).<br />*** Exercises continue on the next page.<br />5. The student is quoting from page 79 of the following source: There are two works by Marshall in the list of works cited.<br />Marshall, Eliot. Legalization: A Debate. New York: Chelsea, 1988.<br />a. Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart conditions<br />because its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (Legalization<br />79).<br />b. Marshall explains that marijuana can be dangerous for people with heart conditions<br />because its use “can dramatically increase heart rate and blood pressure” (79).<br />6. The student is quoting Isaac Fried from page 136 of the following essay:<br />Orlean, Susan. “Meet the Shaggs.” Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000. Ed. Peter Guralnick<br />and Douglas Wolk. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2000. 134-46.<br />a. Isaac Fried asserts that, “A town historian once wrote about Fremont that for the most part, death, sickness, disease, accidents, bad weather, loneliness, strenuous hard work, insect-infested foods, prowling predatory animals, and countless inconveniences marked day-to-day existence” (Orlean 136).<br />b. . Isaac Fried asserts that, “A town historian once wrote about Fremont that “for the most part, death, sickness, disease, accidents, bad weather, loneliness, strenuous hard work, insect-infested foods, prowling predatory animals, and countless inconveniences marked day-to-day existence” (qtd. in Orlean 136).<br />7. The student is citing a statistic from the following unpaginated online source:<br />United States. Dept. of Justice. Drug Enforcement Administration. “Drug Intelligence Brief: Mexican Marijuana in the U.S.” 10 Oct 2001 http://www.usdoj.gov.a. The Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice reports that marijuana use among people age twelve to seventeen nearly doubled in the 1990’s.b. The Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice reports that marijuana use among people age twelve to seventeen nearly doubled in the 1990’s (n.p.).<br />8. The student is citing page 13 of the following article:<br />Campbell, Fiona, et al. “Are Cannabinoids Effective and Safe:” BMJ 323 (2002): 13-16.a. Fiona Campbell et al. summarize the results of scientific studies about the safety of marijuana (13).b. Fiona Campbell summarizes the results of scientific studies about the safety of marijuana (13).<br />