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answer this question: "A staple of both undergraduate and graduate coursework, The Tempest has a prominent position in American education. Pesta's goal in writing this piece is to challenge the accepted view of colonialism, and cause the reader to think, "is The Tempest about colonialism or not?"(274). Which statement BEST describes the in- text MLA citation in this essay excerpt?
A. This citation is incorrect, you don't need to cite if you use quotation marks.
B. This citation is correct, an author's name is introduced, and the page number is given after the direct quotation.
C. This citation is incorrect, the database used to find the source needs to be cited in-text. D. This citation is correct, but you don't need quotations for a direct quote if you cite the page number.

In the Modern Language Association style of referencing, parenthetical citation is usually required when a writer refers to a literary work that is not his. The authors last name and the page number where the idea is gotten are included in the in-text citation.

If the author's name has been introduced before and now used in a sentence, just the page number could suffice in the in-text citation. This is same as what was obtainable in the excerpt above. The author's last name was used in the same sentence because it had already been introduced. Therefore, the page number where the direct quotation was obtained could suffice in the in-text citation.