Question

After reading The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie. What is the correct way to write the title of the book in this sentence? A) After reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.

B) After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.
Eliminate
C) After reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.
D) After reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.

Answer 1

If any of the options have italics - that would be the correct way to write the title of the book.

After reading The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.

Quotes are used for shorter pieces of work like poems, articles, book chapters, or songs.

Answer 2

The answer to your question is

A. After reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, Don decided to watch the movie.

This is because when you use the title of a movie in a sentence you are supposed to put it in quotation marks