Question+25

= #25 "Which of the following information does endnote 2 provide?" =

The answer is E. Why?

The answer couldn't be A because it lists David Whitman before the book title, showing that he is the author of the article rather than the editor. MLA format places the author's name before the title of work.

The answer could not be B because Applebome is separated from the citation of // The War Against the Poor: A Defense Manual // by a semicolon showing that he is not connected to that literary work. He is actually listed as the author of the New York Times article, "U.S. Gets 'Average' Grade in Math and Science Studies," which was the next citation. Besides having a semicolon there, Applebome's name is listed after the title of // The War Against the Poor, //showing that he is not the author.

The answer could not be C because according to MLA format, "The Center for Popular Economies" helped write the book rather than publish it. In parentheses in the citation, it says "(New York: The New Press, 1996)." Rather than saying it was printed again, "The New Press" is a part of the publisher's name. There is no other evidence to say that "The Center for Popular Economies" ever reprinted it themselves. And why would they want to print a new version the same year the original version was released? This is the **distractor option.** It is the most complicated of the incorrect options and the most calculating, trying to fool you with word choice and multiple parts...

The answer could not be D because, according to the semicolon rule previously mentioned, Randy Abelda and Nancy Folbre are in a different part of the citation. They are not involved with //U.S. News and World Report's// article, which was published in 1989. They are two authors of the next citation, the previously mentioned work, // The War Against the Poor: A Defense Manual. //

Peter Applebome is seperated from all of the other citations by a semicolon. His name is placed in front of the title of the article U.S. Gets 'Average' Grade in Math and Science Studies," showing that he is the author. It also lists the New York Times afterwards as the cited body of work. If the New York Times was not behind the title of the article, we wouldn't know where it came from. It also lists the date that the newspaper article was published, a huge clue.
 * The answer must be E because....**

__** Why does this question exist? **__
 * To test the knowledge of formatting and understanding of the requirements needed to cite nonfiction literature.
 * In order to correctly answer this question, you need to understand punctuation symbols and general formatting of citations.
 * Procedurally, you need to know how to read a citation and watch the word choice of the answer options. What is the answer option suggesting? It is important to notice certain verbs and adjectives. For example, in answer option A, only one word made that option incorrect: "edited."