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And how could we forget citing a book/book chapter?

Citing a book chapter is much like citing a journal article, but we'll cover it as we go over how to prepare a citation for a book source as well.
MLA states that the following information is necessary in a book citation:

If you are citing a chapter or essay from a book, you will also need the following information: There may be additional information needed (e.g., translator) depending on your source, so be sure to double check your handbook.

The citation for a book will look something like this:
    Author's name (Last, First). Tittle of the Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

The citation for a book article will look something like this:
    Author of chapter/work in book (Last, First).  "Title of Chapter/Work."  Title of the Book. Ed. (<= this "Ed." means editor. Only use it if there is one) Editor's Name (First Last). City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
 

Now you try.
I said earlier that you found a chapter in a book that you wanted to quote from, so you need to have a citation for this work. Let's say the following is the information you found:

Author: Janet Wu
Chapter: Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet
Editor(s): Karen Stills
Book: Tones of the Masters
Page(s): 97-142
Year: 1996
Publisher: Equal House
City: Seattle

Choose the correct citation:

1. Wu, Janet. "Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet." Tones of the Masters. Ed. Karen Stills. Equal House: Seattle, 1996.
2. Wu, Janet. "Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet." Tones of the Masters. Ed. Still, Karen. Equal House: Seattle, 1996.
3. Wu, Janet. "Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet." Tones of the Masters. Ed. Karen Stills. Seattle: Equal House, 1996.
4. Wu, Janet. "Chapter Four: Feminine Chic and the Power of the Trumpet." Tones of the Masters. Ed. Karen Stills. Seattle: Equal House, (1996).

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