Question

what does this works cited entry indicate about the cited work?
brenner, wendy. \strange beads.\ the best american essays 2014, edited by john jeremiah sullivan, houghton mifflin, 2014, pp. 5–17.
\strange beads\ is the book title.
john jeremiah sullivan is the editor.
the volume number is 5.

Explanation:

• For the first option: "The Best American Essays 2014" is the book title (anthology), while "Strange Beads" is the title of the essay within the anthology, so this option is wrong.
• For the second option: The entry has "edited by John Jeremiah Sullivan", so this correctly identifies him as the editor.
• For the third option: "pp. 5 - 17" refers to the page range of the essay within the anthology, not a volume number, so this option is wrong.

Answer:

B. John Jeremiah Sullivan is the editor.