Question

capitalize and format the title in the sentence below.
when luca paguro reads the short story \thumbelina\ out loud, he breaks into song.

Explanation:

The title of the short story "Thumbelina" is already properly capitalized and formatted with quotation marks. The name "Luca Paguro" is also correctly capitalized as a proper noun.

Answer:

When Luca Paguro reads the short story "Thumbelina" out loud, he breaks into song.