Which correctly describes an element of parenthetical citations?

a) the punctuation belongs inside of the parenthetical citation.
b) the punctuation belongs outside of the parenthetical citation.
c) if a short quote is used, the end quotation marks belong after the parenthetical citation.
d) the parenthetical citation belongs at the beginning of the sentence that is being paraphrased.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

What does "walking the desert in search of canaan"?

Match each excerpt to the novel element its focuses on.