Question

add an in-text citation using mla format.

the narrator cannot recall exactly how the conflict happened

this helps the reader understand how quickly and chaotically the fight began.

source: island of the blue dolphins by scott odell, page 22. published by houghton mifflin, new york 1960:

i do not know what happened first, whether it was my father who raised his hand against the hunter..., whether it was this man who stepped forward... and shoved my father aside. it all happened so quickly that i could not tell one act from the other.

Explanation:

In MLA in - text citation format, when citing a book, we use the author's last name and the page number. The source is "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell, page 22. So the in - text citation should be (O'Dell 22).

Answer:

(O'Dell 22)