Question

The sentence below summarizes a passage from a book. Which version avoids plagiarism by using proper MLA citation style?

Alexie (26-27) realized he needed to leave the reservation when he opened one of his high school texts and saw his mother's name written inside the school was using thirty-year-old books.
Alexie realized he needed to leave the reservation when he opened one of his high school texts and saw his mother's name written inside - the school was using thirty-year-old books (26-27).
Alexie (2007) realized he needed to leave the reservation when he opened one of his high school texts and saw his mother's name written inside the school was using thirty-year-old books.
Alexie realized he needed to leave the reservation when he opened one of his high school texts and saw his mother's name written inside the school was using thirty-year-old books. (2007).​

Answer 1

Answer: Answer is B

Explanation: because I got this question right

Answer 2

The version that avoids plagiarism by using proper MLA citation style is:

Alexie realized he needed to leave the reservation when he opened one of his high school texts and saw his mother's name written inside - the school was using thirty-year-old books (Alexie 26-27).

This version includes the author's name in parentheses and a page range indicating the source of the information, and is consistent with the MLA citation style for in-text citations.